How does this artwork elucidate its Description?
Andreas Baader is partially naked in his cell in the Stammheim Prison. Two men hold Baader while a third lies beaten on the floor before him. A fourth man in trenchcoat executes Baader with a gun shot to the back of the neck. The men are positioned in the shape of a St Andrew's Cross. The composition and chiaroscuro are inspired by Baroque art, with associations to Caravaggio's Crucifixion of Saint Peter.
St Andrew's Cross Andreas Baader Crucifixion of Saint Peter Stammheim Prison Baroque Caravaggio chiaroscuro