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Man with a Roman coin

This middle-aged man is portrayed in a three-quarter turn to the right. He is wearing a black garment that is drawn together by lace at the neck.

Calvary

The good and the bad murderers are bound fast on two truncated trees. The bodies are very realistically portrayed. On the ground, Mary and John, Christ’s favourite apostle, are mourning.

Saint Ambrose refuses Emperor Theodosius Admission to the Church

The holy one, dressed as an abbot with a staff in the right hand, prevents Emperor Otto from entering a church.

Ecce Homo

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Martyrdom of Saint Hippolytus

Hugo van der Goes probably completed Bouts's unfinished 'Martyrdom of Saint Hippolytus'. On the left panel he painted the patron portraits of the couple.