Oil on canvas, three panels (triptych). Side panels 7' 3/4" × 39 1/4" (215.3 × 99.7 cm), center panel 7' 3/4" × 45 3/8" (215.3 × 115.2 cm). [[Max Beckmann|Beckmann]]'s first completed triptych, begun in [[Frankfurt]] and finished in [[Berlin]] under [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] oppression. The dark side panels depicting torture and confinement contrast with the luminous central scene of liberation and departure.