Christ on the Cross (Rubens)

Christ on the Cross between the Two Criminals or The Thrust of the Spear is a 1620 painting currently attributed to Anthony van Dyck. It depicts an episode during the Crucifixion of Jesus in which a Roman soldier pierces Christ's side with a spear to make sure he is dead. Traditionally attributed to Rubens, recent scholarship attributes it to van Dyck. The painting was originally commissioned for the church of the Convent of the Friars Minor Recollect in Antwerp. It is in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp in Antwerp.