The image displays a large-scale painting of the Crucifixion, identified as the high altar piece by Jacob van Schuppen, located within the Karlskirche (St

The image displays a large-scale painting of the Crucifixion, identified as the high altar piece by Jacob van Schuppen, located within the Karlskirche (St. Charles Church) in Vienna, Austria. The central subject is Jesus Christ, depicted nude save for a white loincloth, crucified on a prominent wooden cross with outstretched arms, his head tilted to the right. To the upper left, a second individual is seen partially crucified on another cross, with arms raised. In the foreground, below the central cross, a distraught woman, likely Mary Magdalene, kneels in a white and brown dress, with her head tilted back and arms raised and open palms directed towards Christ. Adjacent to her on the right stands a man in a flowing red robe, likely John the Apostle, looking upward with clasped hands. Partially obscured Roman soldiers in helmets and armor are present in the mid-ground, one holding a spear. Other figures, predominantly obscured by shadow, are distributed across the lower frame, including a reclining figure in the lower left. A human skull lies on the ground in the bottom center. The scene is rendered under a dark, dramatic sky, emphasizing the solemnity of the event.