- This 15th-century artwork is "The Crucifixion of the Parlement of Paris" by the Master of Dreux Budé.
- The painting was commissioned for the Parlement of Paris and now resides in the Louvre Museum.
- It is a significant example of French Gothic painting, created between 1449 and 1453.
- The composition shows a unified landscape across a triptych-like frame, featuring Christ on the Cross surrounded by various holy figures and saints
- This image is a detailed view of the 12th-century apse mosaic found in the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome.
- It depicts the Crucifixion of Christ positioned within a luxuriant, scrolling vine that symbolizes the "Tree of Life".
- The figures of Mary and John the Evangelist stand at the foot of the cross, which is decorated with numerous white doves
- This painting is The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John the Baptist, Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis, created by Paolo Uccello around 1457-1458.
- It is a tempera on panel work currently housed in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid.
- The composition is noted for its rigorous symmetry and the use of elongated figures set against an arid, natural landscape
- This fresco, titled The Crucifixion, was created by the Italian painter Giotto di Bondone between approximately 1308 and 1310.
- It is located within the Lower Church of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy.
- The artwork features a central scene of the Crucifixion surrounded by angels, with a depiction of the fainting Virgin Mary below.
This artwork is a painting titled Crucifixion created around 1430 by the German artist Hans von Tübingen.
- Subject Matter: The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ flanked by two thieves, with a gold leaf background typical of the era.
- Symbolism: The thief on Jesus's right (left side of the painting) is shown as penitent, while the thief on his left is shown as impenitent, with a small devil figure depicted above him.
- Style and Context: It is an example of German Gothic painting, likely produced for a devotional purpose, possibly part of a larger altarpiece
- This painting, titled Crucifixion, was created by the German artist Hans von Tübingen around 1430.
- It depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ alongside the two thieves, traditionally named Dismas (the penitent thief) and Gestas (the impenitent thief).
- The work is characterized by intricate details and vivid colors, often printed on canvas for home decoration.
- This specific artwork is part of the public domain, with faithful reproductions available through digital collections like Wikimedia Commons
- This illuminated manuscript page features a detailed scene of the Crucifixion set within a vibrant, floriated border.
- The miniature depicts Christ on the cross surrounded by figures including the Virgin Mary and soldiers in armor.
- It is a reproduction of a late 15th or early 16th-century missal or Book of Hours, possibly from Germany or France
- This artwork is "The Crucifixion," a circular painting created around 1473-1474 by Italian Early Renaissance painter Francesco del Cossa.
- It was originally part of a larger, disassembled polyptych commissioned for the Griffoni altar in the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna.
- The painting features Christ on the cross flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John, set against a stark, light-colored background.
- It is currently housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington,
- This artwork is titled Salvator Mundi (Christ Blessing), attributed to the studio of the Netherlandish painter Quinten Massys.
- Painted in oil on panel during the 1520s, it depicts Jesus Christ holding a globus cruciger (orb and cross), symbolizing his role as the Savior of the World.
- The painting is part of the collection at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester, England
The work is perhaps the "altarpiece [with] Our Lord's sepulchre [...] and other five figures" which appear in the inventory made in 1492 at the death of Lorenzo de' Medici, and which decorated his Villa at Careggi since as early as 1482. The panel was thus one of the works commissioned by the Medici to van der Weyden, including the Medici Madonna now at Städel of Frankfurt, which has been also assigned to the artist's trip to Italy in 1450. Another hypothesis is that the panel was part of a lost triptych painted for Lionello d'Este of Ferrara, and mentioned in 1449, or that it was the painting described by Giorgio Vasari as Hans Memling's.
- This painting is a depiction of Christ as Salvator Mundi ("Savior of the World"), a popular devotional subject during the Renaissance.
- It is attributed to the Circle of Joos van Cleve, a leading painter in early 16th-century Flanders whose workshop produced numerous variations of this composition.
- The image shows Christ blessing with his right hand while holding a translucent crystal globe surmounted by a cross in his left hand.
- Similar versions of this artwork, painted in oil on oak panel, have appeared at major auction houses such as Christie's and Sotheby's
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- Artist: Rogier van der Weyden.
- Title: The Descent from the Cross (also known as Deposition of Christ).
- Date: Created around 1435.
- Location: Housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid
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- This is "The Raising of the Cross" (German: Kreuzaufrichtung), an oil on canvas painting created around 1633 by Dutch Golden Age master Rembrandt van Rijn.
- It is part of a passion series commissioned by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and is famously paired with its pendant painting, The Descent from the Cross.
- The painting currently resides in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany.
- Stylistically, the work is known for its intense Baroque drama and use of tenebrism to highlight the central action
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Christ Crucified — Diego Velázquez
Year: 1632
Movement: Baroque
Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid
Another remarkable example of the Baroque movement is Diego Velázquez’ Christ Crucified. In this Spanish painting, Jesus’ pale complexion is contrasted against a dark background. Velázquez doesn’t focus on the agony of the cross. Instead, He paints Jesus unadorned, the only thing giving away His divine identity is the halo around His head.
It is believed that this Jesus painting was commissioned after Velázquez was cleared following an investigation by Inquisitors. The Spanish Inquisition was a result of a fear that the Jewish population was growing more powerful in Spain and marginalizing Christians. In 1478, a papal bull was decreed allowing Catholic monarchs to enforce religious conformity and expel Jews from Spain. Velázquez was accused of aligning with Jewish bankers over Genoese ones.
It’s believed that Jerónimo de Villanueva, the founder of the Convent of San Plácido, commissioned the work as a demonstration of Velázquez’ piety.
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Christ of Saint John of the Cross — Salvatore Dali
Year: 1951
Movement: Surrealism
Location: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
Surrealism sought to revolutionize human experience by combining reality with the unexpected and bizarre, giving power to the unconscious mind, and completely disregarding conventional expectations. It featured things like dream-like imagery, visual puns, distorted figures and biomorphic shapes.
Salvatore Dali’s Christ of Saint John of the Cross came out of a dream where he saw Christ’s crucifixion from God’s perspective. There are no wounds, thorns or agony present. The scene at the bottom of the image featuring a moored boat and still water adds to this image’s feeling of tranquility and peace. As God watches the crucifixion unfold, there is a sense of silence and wonder of God’s salvific handiwork being manifested.====================================
This artwork is a copper engraving print titled Christ Carrying the Cross from The Passion series by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, created in 1512.
- Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528).
- Technique: Copper engraving.
- Dimensions: Approximately 11.6 x 7.4 cm (4.5 x 2.9 inches).
- Location: Original prints are held in museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Resurrection of Christ (right wing of the Isenheim Altarpiece)
by Matthias Grünewald
