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Angels collect blood in chalices from the wounds of Christ.The Magdalen embraces the foot of the Cross. To the left stand the Virgin and Saint John; to the right, Longinus (in legend, the Roman centurion responsible for carrying out the Crucifixion, and subsequently converted to Christianity) and another soldier. The skull and bone in the foreground indicate that the site is Golgotha.
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN



