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Christ Enthroned with the Virgin and Saint John (Italian: Cristo in trono tra la Vergine e san Giovanni) is a mosaic in the apse of Pisa Cathedral. It is famous for the depiction of John the Evangelist, the last work by the Italian medieval artist Cimabue. It is also the only work of his which is dated and has historical documentation ...
The Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John by Hendrick ter Brugghen is an oil painting, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.It was probably painted c. 1625 as an altarpiece for a Catholic schuilkerk, a "hidden church" or "church in the attic", in the Calvinist Dutch United Provinces, probably Utrecht.
Some of the blood has fallen onto his foot. As Jesus's grandmother, Anne, removes the nail with a pair of pincers, his concerned mother, Mary, offers her cheek for a kiss. Joseph examines Jesus's wounded hand. A young boy, who would later be known as John the Baptist, brings in water to wash the wound, prefiguring his later baptism of Christ.
John 6:60–6:66 records "many disciples" leaving Jesus after he said that those who eat his body and drink his blood will remain in him and have eternal life (John 6:48–59). In John 6:67–71 Jesus asks the Twelve Apostles if they also want to leave, but Peter responds that they have become believers.
[2] Giordano's work draws deeply on his Catholic faith, [3] and a pictorial working method defined by the theory of modes, a concept that profoundly shaped the poetry and aesthetic concepts of the Seicento period at the end of the Renaissance. These modes are the four canonical painting techniques are Sfumato, Unione, Chiaroscuro and Cangiante.
There are seven figures in the painting: from left to right they are John, Jesus, Judas, three soldiers (the one farthest to the right barely visible in the rear), and a man holding a lantern to the scene. They are standing, and only the upper three-quarters of their bodies are depicted. Judas has just kissed Jesus to identify him for the ...
Stabat Mater (Latin for "the mother was standing") is a compositional form in the crucifixion of Jesus in art depicting the Virgin Mary under the cross during the crucifixion of Christ alongside John the apostle. Rood cross group, Church of St Mary, Gdansk. It is common in groups of sculpture on a rood screen, and in paintings.
Study for "Christ Rejected" is a preparatory drawing by the American-born British artist Benjamin West (1738-1820), renowned for his contributions to history painting in the 18th century. This study served as a precursor to his larger work " Christ Rejected" , [ 1 ] a scene depicting Christ’s trial before the crowd and Pontius Pilate.