Good Friday 2016

Jesus having been condemned to death falls under the weight of His cross on His way to crucifixion at Calvary
(William Hole, Ca.1900 )

Jesus is nailed to the cross

(William Hole, Ca.1900 )

Jesus dies on the cross as His Mother and other women watch
(William Hole Ca. 1900)

Jesus having been removed from the cross is placed in a tomb
(Rembrandt Ca. 1645)

Illustrations of Christ on His way to Calvary and of His crucifixion  are from a book "The Life of Jesus of Nazareth" Circa. 1900.by William Brassey Hole (1846-1917)    The illustrations were originally water color paintings. Hole was an English artist, illustrator, etcher and engraver, known for his industrial, historical and biblical scenes.

Depiction of "The Entombment of Jesus" is by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). He was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art and the most important in Dutch history.[3] His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age when Dutch Golden Age painting, although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative, and gave rise to important new genres in painting.

Artist information is from Wikipedia.

For use in this Blog, I purchased the four digital images of the respective artist's work from biblepicturegallery.com