A Meditation on the Passion of Our Lord, in Sacred Art from the Ages
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“God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Roman 5.8
On Good Friday, Christians remember the passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ for the salvation of the world.
Here is a visual meditation on this great mystery with some of the best sacred art from the last few centuries.
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Christ’s Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane
Unknown / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsHeinrich Hofmann / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsCaravaggio / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsAndrea Mantegna / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
Betrayal by Judas and Arrest
Fra Angelico / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsGrandes Heures d’Anne de Bretagne / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsGiotto / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
Scourging at the Pillar
William-Adolphe Bouguereau / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsGiovanni Domenico Tiepolo / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsPeter Paul Rubens / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
Crowning with Thorns
Caravaggio / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsMaerten van Heesmkerck / Public Domain / WikimediaUnknown / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
Trial Before Pilate
Antonio Ciseri / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsTitian / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsTintoretto / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
Carrying the Cross
Raphael / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsAndrea di Bartolo / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsPieter Brueghel the Elder / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
Crucifixion
Diego Velázquez / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsMatthias Grünewald / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsSimon Vouet / Public Domain / Wikimedia CommonsJames Tissot / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons