In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
This small, gold-ground panel—most likely a fragment of a larger altarpiece—layers several episodes from Christ's Crucifixion at Golgotha (in Hebrew, "the place of the skull"). These are rendered in poignant detail and include the soldier piercing Christ's side with a lance, the group of antagonists gambling to claim his garments, Saint John the Evangelist comforting the Virgin Mary as she collapses in grief, and the Roman centurion Longinus (at center, in red) recognizing Christ's divinity. The frowning sun on Longinus's shield refers to the solar eclipse at the hour of Christ's death.
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anonymous — Crucifixion with Saints Cosmas and Damian
Master of the Schlägl Altarpiece (German) — Altarpiece with 
Crucifixion
Niccolò di Pietro Gerini — De kruisiging
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen — De kruisiging
Master of the Codex of Saint George — The Crucifixion
The Resurrection
Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro) — The Crucifixion
Master of Saint Veronica — The Crucifixion
Jan Provost — The Crucifixion
Taddeo di Bartolo — The Crucifixion
Ecce Homo