This is why they lit up 3 crosses.
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Side note on that top picture - does anyone know who painted that? I would think it is grossly wrong. I don't believe the crosses were that tall. I've always read that they were 7-10ft tall. I also don't see anyone carrying a cross that appears to be roughly 15 feet tall through a city and up a hill. Supposedly men averaged 5'1" to 5'5" back then, and if you believe in the Shroud of Turin Jesus would have been just under 6' tall. That depicted cross is more than twice that height. Just seems curious to me.
Looks like medieval Dutch or something similar...I'd guess 14-16th century
Yup I was right. Hans Memling, 1430-1494, early Netherlandish style artist and worked under Van Der Weyden. Lived in Flanders. The art history minor pays off after 25 years lmao