Crucifix

A central emaciated man hangs crucified on a white cross against a pale blue sky, flanked by two more nude men bound to bare, twisted trees. Below, a woman in a red top and green skirt reaches up in grief beside a bald man looking on; in the foreground a riot police officer in black tactical gear, SPQR on his back, raises a hand toward the cross, dark dogs crouching at its base.

Flesh is sallow ochre and brown with ribs sharply articulated against a flat, saturated blue sky and rust ground. Contours are heavy and angular, colors high-contrast, giving the figures a stark, woodcut-like intensity, while the anachronistic riot gear against the execution scene creates a jarring, confrontational mood.