The Crucifixion

The account of the crucifixion is found at Matt 27:32-44; Mark 15:15-32; Luke 23:32-43; and John 19:18-27.

Crucifixion ALTICHIERO (1376-79)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/a/altichie/crucifi.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and notes.

Crucifixion DONATELLO (ca. 1465)

See http://www.all-about-renaissance-faires.com/ren_artists/donatello/donatello.htm for the source of the above photograph of the sculpture.

The Good Thief on the Cross BASSANO (late 1500’s)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bassano/jacopo/z_thief.html for the source of the photograph of the sketch.

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Christ on the Cross MICHELANGELO (c. 1541)

See http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps225623.jpg&retpage=21654 for the source of the above photograph of the sketch.

The Crucifixion of Christ TINTORETTO (1568)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/t/tintoret/3_1560s/6cassia2.html for the source of the photograph of the above painting and notes.

Christ in Agony on the Cross EL GRECO

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/greco_el/19/1902grec.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and notes.

Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors EL GRECO (1580)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/greco_el/06/0611grec.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and notes.

Christ on the Cross with the Two Marys and St John EL GRECO (1588)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/11646-christ-on-the-cross-with-the-two-ma-el-greco.html for the source of the above photograph and notes.

For an expert presentation of Rembrandt’s The Three Crosses, see http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/rembrandt-three-crosses.html?searched=rembrandt+crosses&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1+ajaxSearch_highlight2

The Crucified Christ RUBENS (1610-11)

See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/16260-the-crucified-christ-pieter-pauwel-rubens.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

Sketch of Christ on the Cross DELACROIX (1845)

See http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/delacroix.html for the source of the above photograph of the sketch and notes.

Crucifixion PICASSO (1930)

 See http://web.org.uk/picasso/r13.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and brief notes.

White Crucifixion CHAGALL (1938)

See http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=g&p=a&a=i&ID=378 for the source of the photograph of the above painting and notes which also address why Chagall, a Jew, would have been interested in the subject and in fact returned to it.

Crucifixion (Hypercubic Body) DALI (1954)

See http://hubpages.com/hub/Dali-Crucifixion—My-Take for the source of the above photograph of the painting and extensive notes of analysis and interpretation.

Christ of St. John of the Cross (View of the crucified Christ from above) DALI (1951)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_of_Saint_John_of_the_Cross for the source of the above photograph of the painting and extensive notes of interpretation and analysis.

Matt 27:45-56; Mark 145:33-41; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:28-37 describe Jesus death on the cross and its removal to the tomb.

Christ Carried to the Tomb TINTORETTO (1560)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/t/tintoret/3_1560s/5tomb.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and brief notes.

Descent from the Cross Rubens (1612-14)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rubens/11religi/07desce.html for the source of the photograph of the above painting and notes.

Descent from the Cross REMBRANDT (1632-33)

See http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/497584/Rembrandt-van-Rijn/251317/Rembrandt-and-Rubens for the source of the above photograph of the painting and notes.

See http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/michelangelo-pieta for expert discussion of one of the most well-known artistic expressions of Mary’s grief over her son’s death as expressed in Michelangelo’s sculpture, The Pieta.

The Descent into Hell TINTORETTO (1568)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/t/tintoret/3_1560s/6cassia3.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and notes.

Scenes of the Passion of Christ  and Pelican with her Young BOSCH (1485)

See http://www.abcgallery.com/B/bosch/bosch66.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.

The Passion Hans HOLBEIN (1524-25)

See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/h/holbein/hans_y/1525p/2passio.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and notes.

 

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