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Great Passion is a 1497–1510 series of eleven woodcuts plus a frontispiece by Albrecht Dürer. Its title distinguishes it from his later Small Passion . One of the best surviving sets is now in the Albertina in Vienna.
Arma Christi ("weapons of Christ"), or the Instruments of the Passion, are the objects associated with the Passion of Jesus Christ in Christian symbolism and art. They are seen as arms in the sense of heraldry , and also as the weapons Christ used to achieve his conquest over Satan .
Dedicated on November 21, 1875, Holy Name Cathedral replaced the Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Church of the Holy Name, which were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. During renovations, a fire in 2009 caused major damage to the roof and interior of the church. [2] The damage was repaired and the cathedral reopened later that year.
Christ of Saint John of the Cross; Christ on the Cross (Murillo) Crucifix (Cimabue, Arezzo) Crucifix (Cimabue, Santa Croce) The Crucifixion (Cranach) Cristo de Chircales; Crucified Christ (Cosmè Tura) Crucifix of Pisa; Crucifixion (Tintoretto) Crucifixion (Titian) Crucifixion (1933) Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) The Crucifixion (Margkazinis)
The crucifix was installed in the church of Santa Croce at the end of the thirteenth century. The church flooded in 1333 and 1557, but only experienced serious flood damage in 1966 when the banks of the Arno river burst and flooded Florence. During the event thousands of artworks were damaged or destroyed and the Crucifix lost 60%
Christ is displayed in a rigidly frontal position, with the signs of the Passion clearly visible (e.g., the dripping blood). At his feet, Mary Magdalene kneels with her arms outstretched in a gesture of desperation, even if her face appears calm. At the cross's base, a skull with a serpent serves as a memento mori.
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The scenes of the Passion start in the distance at the top left with Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, passes through the town and out again to the bottom left to the Garden of Gethsemane, through the Passion scenes in the centre of the city (judgment of Pilate, the Flagellation of Jesus, Crowning with Thorns, Ecce Homo), then follows the procession of the cross back out of the city ...