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The Mocking of Christ (or Christ Mocked) is a small 13th-century panel painting by the Italian artist Cimabue, in tempera on a poplar panel. It depicts the mocking of Jesus and is one of three panels known from Cimabue's Diptych of Devotion. It was discovered in the kitchen of an elderly woman in northern France.
Jesus Christ Pantocrator – 13th-century mosaic from Hagia Sophia An unusual 15th-century image of Jesus as a medieval knight bearing an attributed coat of arms based on the Veil of Veronica The Baptism of Jesus Christ , by Piero della Francesca , c. 1448-1450
Christ with the Eucharist and Saints Bartholomew and Roch; Christ with the Eucharist and Saints Cosmas and Damian; Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection; Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889; The Conversion of Saint Paul (Murillo) The Conversion of Mary Magdalene; The Conversion of Saint Paul (Rubens, Berlin)
The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century. The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus , celebrated at Christmas , are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke , and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition.
The crucifix was painted in the Christus patiens ("Suffering Christ") style that emerged from the mid-13th century. [7] It displays the dying Christ on the cross, his eyes closed, his head resting on his shoulder, as his body buckles to the left. The sway of his rigid body indicates contortions brought about by pain.
The Taking of Christ (Italian: Presa di Cristo nell'orto or Cattura di Cristo) is a painting, of the arrest of Jesus, by the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Originally commissioned by the Roman nobleman Ciriaco Mattei in 1602, it is housed in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.
The Last Supper of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles has been a popular subject in Christian art, [1] often as part of a cycle showing the Life of Christ. Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art date back to early Christianity and can be seen in the Catacombs of Rome. [2] [3] The Last Supper was depicted both in the Eastern and Western ...
The life of Christ as a narrative cycle in Christian art comprises a number of different subjects showing events from the life of Jesus on Earth. They are distinguished from the many other subjects in art showing the eternal life of Christ, such as Christ in Majesty , and also many types of portrait or devotional subjects without a narrative ...