Title

Crucifixion, 16th century. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Crucifixion, 16th century. This delicately painted icon shows Christ's Crucifixion before the walls of Jerusalem. A detail rarely included in Crucifixion scenes is the resurrection of the dead, portrayed here as tightly wrapped corpses, after Matthew 27:52: "The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised." According to tradition, this resurrection occurred immediately after the blood of Christ had dripped onto Adam's skull which had been buried at Calvary. The back of the panel carries an image of the instruments of the Passion (cross, spear, and reed), surrounded by inscriptions.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23B22_140

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,2Mb (3,9Mb) / 13,4in x 16,5in / 4030 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

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