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Crucifixions and crucifixes have appeared in the arts and popular culture from before the era of the pagan Roman Empire.The crucifixion of Jesus has been depicted in a wide range of religious art since the 4th century CE, frequently including the appearance of mournful onlookers such as the Virgin Mary, Pontius Pilate, and angels, as well as antisemitic depictions portraying Jews as ...
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter is a fresco painting by the Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti (c. 1546–1550). It is housed in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican Palace, in the Vatican City, Rome. It is the last fresco executed by Michelangelo. The artist portrayed Saint Peter in the moment in which he was raised by the Roman ...
Minaret. A minaret (/ ˌmɪnəˈrɛt, ˈmɪnəˌrɛt /; [1] Arabic: منارة, romanized: manāra, or Arabic: مِئْذَنة, romanized: miʾḏana; Turkish: minare; Persian: گلدسته, romanized: goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Muslim call to prayer ...
1632. Medium. oil on canvas. Dimensions. 249 cm × 170 cm (98 in × 67 in) Location. Museo del Prado, Madrid. Christ Crucified is a 1632 painting by Diego Velázquez depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus. The work, painted in oil on canvas, measures 249 × 170 cm and is owned by the Museo del Prado.
Utrecht Psalter. The Utrecht Psalter (Utrecht, Universiteitsbibliotheek, MS Bibl. Rhenotraiectinae I Nr 32.) is a ninth-century illuminated psalter which is a key masterpiece of Carolingian art; it is probably the most valuable manuscript in the Netherlands. It is famous for its 166 lively pen illustrations, with one accompanying each psalm and ...
Acheiropoieta (Medieval Greek: αχειροποίητα, 'made without hand'; singular acheiropoieton) — also called icons made without hands (and variants) — are Christian icons which are said to have come into existence miraculously; not created by a human. Invariably these are images of Jesus or the Virgin Mary. The most notable examples ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 October 2024. Cloth bearing the alleged image of Jesus Shroud of Turin The Shroud of Turin: modern photo of the face, positive (left), and digitally processed image (right) Material Linen Size 4.4 m × 1.1 m (14 ft 5 in × 3 ft 7 in) Present location Chapel of the Holy Shroud, Turin, Italy Period 13th ...
Batlló Majesty. The Batlló Majesty (Catalan: Majestat Batlló, pronounced [məʒəsˈtad bəˈʎːo]) is a large 12th-century Romanesque wooden crucifix, now in the National Art Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain. It is one of the most elaborate examples in Catalonia of an image of Christ on the Cross, symbolizing his triumph over death.