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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.
First starting out as a small representation of the passion of Jesus, this production has developed into a full-time musical performance. Over the years, the play's format has changed focusing on the point of view of several different people including Mary the mother of Jesus, the Roman Soldiers, the Thieves on the Cross, and many others.
The soldiers beat and mock Jesus as he carries his cross, while his followers mourn. Jesus is nailed to the cross, and the soldiers cast lots for his robe ("Cross of Calvary"). Jesus tells his mother, Mary, that the apostle John is now her son. He cries out to God, "Abba, Father, why have you forsaken me?" and then gasps, "it is finished."
The prime member, the Cross, had been introduced to Christian art in the 4th century as the crux invicta, a symbol of victory.As a group they have a long tradition in iconography, dating back to the 9th century; the Utrecht Psalter of 830 is an example, though the only one from the Early Middle Ages known to Gertrud Schiller.
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)
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One side of the scapular shows a crucifix, some of the Instruments of the Passion, and the words "Holy Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ Save Us." The other side depicts a small cross above the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Sacred Heart of Mary plus the words "Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, protect us." [citation needed]
The Holy Sponge is one of the Instruments of the Passion of Jesus. [1] It was dipped in vinegar (Ancient Greek: ὄξος, romanized: oxos; in some translations sour wine), most likely posca, [2] a regular beverage of Roman soldiers, [3] and offered to Jesus to drink from during the Crucifixion, [2] according to Matthew 27:48, [4] Mark 15:36 ...