Christianity has had a major impact in European history as the majority of the populations were Christians, and as many nations started out as Christendom. Even today, it has a profound impact in the decision making of nations and billions of people who follow its doctrine. Therefore, representing Christianity through the medium of art was an important factor artists had to consider. Many artists decided to paint the scene of the Crucifixion of Jesus as it is considered to be the most important scene for many Christians. Some artists, like Christus, opted for a more emotionally muted route while other artists, like Crivelli, went on to capture the emotional distress of the scene. Neither method is objectively better than the other as both artists …show more content…
The painting shows Mary, Mary Magdalen and John embracing Jesus’s dead body while they are crying, and focuses on their emotional distress of losing someone dear. Mary is caught middle of letting out a great cry while embracing Jesus from the left. John is shown with curly brown hair while also letting out a cry, but he is behind Jesus and only his face is visible. Mary Magdalen is to the right holding onto one of Jesus arm that reaches over the edge that almost seems like it is coming out of the painting. The whole scene in the painting is very grim as Jesus, the central figure, is lying dead with scars of his mistreatment clear for everybody to see. His body is white and thin with veins of arms and body showing through the skin, and his face seems so tired and worn out. On his head, there is a crown of thorns, but without any blood or scars. The emotional distress in the faces of those around Jesus are stylized, but any viewer would recognize their …show more content…
The Lamentation by Christus has the figures emotionally withdrawn, and the muted colors only added to that effect. Christus’s decisions, however, ultimately makes the painting less interesting for the viewers as there is no drama or use of bright colors. Crivelli’s La Pieta, on the other hand, humanizes the characters in the bible in a way that makes the viewer sympathize for them, as it focuses on the emotions of people. Neither paintings are objectively better than the other as Christianity was a major subject of discussion during their
Looking across the entire triptych certain visual elements can be seen. Lighting is carefully used to highlight many important details in the painting; the dramatic facial expressions of many of the people in this scene are clearly lighted and defined to illustrate the emotions felt by the witnesses. In the left panel of The Raising of the Cross, among the mourners appear to be St. John, another man that seems to be consoling St. John, Elizabeth (the mother of John the Baptist), St. Mary (the mother of Jesus) and Mary Magdalene (hoocher.com). One of the mourners is actually looking directly at the viewer with a very distraught expression on her face. The mourner that I suspect is St. John in the back appears to be almost nauseous and his face is surrounded by darkness and is subordinate and his face is being emphasized. Also, the rocky background is subordin...
This essay will closely study and describe Rosso Fiorentino’s The Descent from the Cross. The painting depicts the process of Jesus Christ being taken off of the cross.
The Crucifixion artist is unknown. The time of the painting is circa 1170. In this painting it involved a main person of interest who is said to be Jesus Christ being crucified on a cross. There are two people on the side of him. The person on the left is said to be stabbing him with a lance while the person on the right is offering a sponge soaked in vinegar. The person on the far left is Mary and on the opposite side of her is Saint John and those two are said to be mourning Jesus’ death. The semi circles rights besides the arms of the cross are Life; the one on the left personified as a young woman and the right is death appearing as a demon. It isn’t certain what the bottom and the top of the painting represents, maybe heaven and hell?
The two paintings, as well as their respective narratives, have several similarities and differences. Both paintings use color as a symbolic device that parallels the attitudes found in both the painting and their story. Both painters made use of balance in color and value. The perimeters of Reni’s Salome are cool with muted shades, while the center of the composition is warmer and brighter. The background is gray, and both servants are wearing green. The servant holding up the decapitated head of John the Ba...
In the York Play The Crucifixion, a scene dealing with the last hours of Jesus Christ’s life, namely the Crucifixion, readers will find that the primary focus of the play is not Jesus himself but the four soldiers bringing him to his fate. These men see no malice in their actions, just simply following directions and trusting their leader, defying the characteristics of Humanism in this Era. However, in this scene, a reader would find them crucifying a man they know very little about but are so inclined to do so while employing personal downfalls to him, not giving much thought to the whole ordeal. This scene explores how one may become desensitized at their job and exemplifies how easy it can be to deceive oneself of evil while under rule of a higher figure, “The sector of rulers is the very sector of the spectacle.”
... the way that the artwork is resembled in the religious background of the gospel but reconstructed in to a celebrating impression. Throughout the fresco painting it depicts the myth of the Christ’s three fold temptations relating back to the article that “distinction between fresco and panel painting is sharp, and that painters are seen as competitors amongst themselves discriminating also, between the difference in genuine attempts in being better then the other.” Baxandall, “Conditions of Trade,” 26. in relation, the painting concerns the painter’s conscious response to picture trade, and the non-isolation in pictorial interests.
According to the New Testament, nearly 2000 years ago, the world was changed forever thanks to one man. Born of the Virgin Mary, Jesus grew up to become a greater advocate for the Jewish faith than any other man or women preceding him. Going from town to town, he healed the sick, befriended the poor, and captivated the hearts of nearly everyone to whom he preached the word of God. Yet, none of his life impacted the world quite like the climax of Jesus’s life: his crucifixion. Jesus Christ, the son of God, did not have to die on the cross, and yet he did so that we might not be burdened by sin—Christians, or those whom believe in Jesus Christ, are taught this from day one. Generic as it might be, this widespread understanding is not far off
One of Correggio's famous paintings was the Disposition From The Cross. The subject matter discussed in this painting in Jesus Christ taken down from the cross that he was ...
I have a friend who is Jewish and although she has no religious faith, she asked me “if the God I serve is so good, why did he permit the Holocaust to happen?” I decided to use things that she was familiar with in addition to the word of my testimony in my response. My reply to her was that the Holocaust was definitely a terrible tragedy in the world’s history that happened, but what happened and what was going on were two entirely different things; the holocaust happened but what was going on was an awakening of their faith. I demonstrated it another way; the crucifixion of Jesus was considered to be a very terrible tragedy that happened, but in reality a blessing was going on…salvation. Had Jesus not died for the sins of the world, there would be no salvation, no redemption for mankind.
Many subjects have been spoken of over the history human beings. For some time it may have a world war, at other times a great recession, in another day it would have been a very fast athlete, at others the final match of Champions League and many more. Yet in all these occurrences that grip the human mind for some time there is no occurrence more spoken than the crucifixion of a man called Jesus Christ (Zugibe 33). His crucifixion has even been a study for the entire lifetime of many people. Institutions have been built primarily for the purpose of studying this crucifixion. Some have said this crucifixion has changed their lives. Others have retorted that it has lifted off their worries. It is widely known and embraced. However, aside from all this, with all the goodness this man Jesus Christ is preached to have, many wonder why he would be killed on a cross.
Before we go into the science of how crucifixion is done, we got to answer what is crucifixion? Used in ancient times, crucifixion is a form of capital punishment by nailing one’s body to a wooden cross and being hung until they bled to death. If you were to die through this process, it would be considered disgraceful because of how vulnerable it makes you seem. It originated in the Middle East in the empire of Persia, then began to spread throughout both Asia and Europe. This method was used to primarily show examples of traitors of the country, war prisoners, and of the worst kind of criminals in the country. Alexander the Great made it a staple within his empire, then the Romans began to use his method (Cook 1). They would use the method to punish citizens convicted of high treason to a higher degree than the previous users. If the crime was not as serious, then they would just be tied to it and left hanging until they are dead from lack of sustenance. Clearly, we can see the cruelty of the use of crucifixion, but now we need to talk
This God is the sole origin of reality, creating what is good, and a world of order
We know that in those final hours of His life Jesus was crucified. But what exactly is a crucifixion?
The ability to create a picture of The Annunciation in one’s mind is a key factor in understanding the analysis of the work. Francisco de Zurbaran approaches the painting with a naturalistic style. The painting features a room in which a woman – like angel is seen at the left kneeling on the ground before the Virgin Mary. The figure of Mary is placed between a chair and a small wooden table draped with a green cloth. Mary disregards an open Bible on the table, as she appears solemn while staring at the floor. Floating above the two main figures in the upper left side of the painting are cherubs resting on a bed of clouds. They happily gaze down at Mary with eyes from Heaven.
Art is important to religion in many different ways. Perhaps none has analyzed how art and religion have influenced and affected each other through the ages. Pictures painted of past events that help to bring back the feeling and importance of the past have been forgotten by some. To the one’s that haven’t forgotten are able to see the event’s as the bible says they happened. Not only can you see the events, but it also allows the younger students of the church to understand the events. The use of images of God became widespread after the second century. This religious art has defiantly been around for centuries and plays an important role to the history of religion as well as the future.