Crucifixion
In the Western painting tradition, crucifixion paintings usually depict only the Cross of Christ. Hofhuizen frequently broke with this tradition by including both the ‘good’ and the ‘evil’ murderer in his crucifixion paintings. He also broke with the tradition of placing John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene at the foot of the Cross – he often replaced them by a crowd. In some paintings this crowd serves to highlight what Hofhuizen regarded as an essentially joyful moment (“it was at this moment that the whole of mankind was redeemed”), but in others Hofhuizen used it to contrast the suffering of Christ with the trifling concerns of the writhing masses. Kruisiging 1973 |
Children with Ball 1953 |
Crucifixion
in the park 1958 |
Weeping women 1976 |
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