🎨 Carl Bloch, "The Crucifixion of Christ", 1870

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The more I love humanity in general the less I love man in particular. In my dreams, I often make plans for the service of humanity, and perhaps I might actually face crucifixion if it were suddenly necessary. Yet I am incapable of living in the same room with anyone for two days

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Another beautiful illustration for from our Lindsey Psalter, this time in a very different art style to the crucifixion scene from The tinted drawing shows the holy women at Chris's tomb.

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Jesus crucifixion...

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Crucifixion scene, undated
From: Langston Hughes papers https://t.co/DVKrADJzfU
Woodcut, 16th century, illustration of crucifixioy https://t.co/XXb5XwxuJ8
Ivory writing tablet, ca. 1350, carved on one side with a scene of crucifixion https://t.co/aIdKVlSIkL

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Zebedee Jones painting 'Crucifixion',2015. Egg tempera on gesso board, 35x25cm

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Painting at Bedtime.
Crucifixion.
Tintoretto.

This is 16th century Venetian artist Tintoretto's magnificent narrative painting of the Crucifixion and some of the events leading up to it. His handling of perspective, figures, colours and the narrative itself are all accomplished.

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Crucifixion with self portraits as Dismas the good thief and the cursing bad thief

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"And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots" Mt 27:35. Two images of the soldiers throwing dice: Antelami's Deposition of 1178, Parma Cathedral; Tintoretto's huge Crucifixion in the Scuola de San Rocco

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Sesión de tarde: cuatro crucifixiones de Antonio Saura, tema recurrente hasta su muerte. Estos 'vientos de protesta' son de 1956, 59, 68 y 79 respectivamente. El valor simbólico del crucificado trasciende lo religioso y aborda lo biográfico, político y social. Como es lógico.

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To mark this we're dipping into the collection with a rarely-seen work by Daniel Maclise (1806-1870).

Purchased through the in 1954, this oil-on-board Crucifixion scene shows Jesus as he is laid on the cross at Calvary, outside the walls of Jerusalem.

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