The subject of this devotional painting, which shows the bound and seated figure of Christ immediately before the Crucifixion, is quite unusual. The grief-stricken Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and Saint John the Evangelist are depicted as they would later appear at the foot of the cross. The cross is made ready behind Christ on the right. The painting was one of four panels depicting episodes leading to Christ’s Crucifixion owned by Henry III, Count of Nassau and his wife, Mencía de Mendoza. They were destined for Mencía’s castle in Jadraque, Spain.