a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Crucified Christ with the Virgin and Saint John
Artist: Ambrogio Bergognone
 1485    Painting

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An artist in the circle of Bergognone has painted a skull at the foot of Christ's cross, referring to 'The Place of the Skull' (another term for Calvary and Golgotha) where Christ was said to have been brought in all four gospels of the Bible. Although art historians have interpreted the skull as a symbol of 'memento mori' (meaning 'remember you will die'), others have attributed the skull to Adam, who according to tradition was also buried close to Calvary. Occasionally, a skeleton is shown at the foot of Christ's cross, for example, seen in Massaccio's famous Holy Trinity (1425).

Crucifix Padua
Artist: Donatello
 1445 - 49    Sculpture

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This work was a bronze Crucifix intended for the altar in the centre of the choir of the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua. A surviving contemporary document tells us that it was being finished and polished in 1445, though it was not completed until 1449, when it was placed in the middle of the church.