The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is obviously a very iconic image. A depiction of this – not just the cross itself, but Jesus on the cross – is by rule, displayed in every single Roman Catholic Church in the world. The images chosen here show a myriad of choices: some artists chose to emphasize the pain and suffering, others chose to create hopeful stylized depictions to foreshadow the resurrection, and others managed to do both.
Triptych: The Crucifixion, Rogier van der Weyden, 1443/1445, From the collection of: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
The Small Crucifixion, Matthias Grünewald, c. 1511/1520, From the collection of: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Mystic Crucifixion, Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro Filipepi), c. 1500, From the collection of: Harvard Art Museums
The Crucifixion, Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664), 1627, From the collection of: The Art Institute of Chicago
Crucifixion with Mary Magdalene Kneeling and Weeping, Francesco Hayez, 1827, From the collection of: Museo Diocesano Milano
The Crucifixion with St. John the Baptist, the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, and a Carthusian (?) Saint, Attributed to Mariotto di Nardo, circa 1385 - 1390, From the collection of: North Carolina Museum of Art
Crucifixion, Mosè Bianchi, around 1879, From the collection of: Museo Diocesano Milano
The Crucifixion, Unknown Artist, c. 1395, From the collection of: Denver Art Museum
The Crucifixion, Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664), 1627, From the collection of: The Art Institute of Chicago
Christ Crucified between Two Thieves (The Three Crosses), Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (active Leiden and Amsterdam), 1606 - 1669, 1653-1655, From the collection of: Philadelphia Museum of Art
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