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Crucifixion

Method of deliberately slow and painful execution

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Images referencing Crucifixion

15 images from works
  • Saint Peter is crucified upside down. Engraving by C. Tinti, 1784, after G. Reni.
  • A life class in Rome with a model posed as a crucified man with an écorché figure to the left. Drawing by A. Bianchini, 1902.
  • A crucified écorché figure. Crayon manner print by J. Gamelin after himself, 1778/1779.
  • The crucifixion of a saint. Woodcut.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; the lamenting women watch. Line engraving by A. Sadeler after F. Barocci.
  • Saint Philip. Engraving by A. Collaert.
  • Saint Peter. Engraving by A. Collaert.
  • A black woman nurses an emaciated child beneath a cross; surrounded by text relating to Christ's crucifixion with a map of Africa in the background; representing the suffering experienced by AIDS/HIV victims; advertisement by CAFOD. Colour lithograph.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after P. Fontana.
  • Martyrdom of Saint Peter. Etching by J. Barbault after P.H. Subleyras.
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Works from the collections

38 works

    • Ephemera

    Experienced mistress : ring now.

    | Date: [1992]
    • Pictures

    Martyrdom of Saint Peter. Colour engraving by C. Lasinio after C. Mariotti after Giunta Pisano.

    Giunta Pisano | Reference: 6806i
    • Archives and manuscripts
    • Online

    M0007522: Crucifixion in a pharmacy

    | Date: 6 September 1940 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/64/70
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Martyrdom of Paul Miki S.J., Jacob Kisai S.J., John Goto S.J. and P. Petrus Battista in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1596. Engraving, 1667, after A. van Diepenbeeck.

    Abraham van Diepenbeeck | Date: 1667 | Reference: 11014i
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    The deposition of Christ from the cross; the holy women mourn. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after L. Massari.

    Massari, Lucio, 1569-1633. | Reference: 11770i
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