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Bible. N.T. John 19.16. Drops of blood run down Christ's cheeks, from the crown of thorns. A woman moves to cover his head with a sheet of linen. A rope is tied around his waist. The criminals have their hands tied behind their backs; they are threatened with spears

1 print : line engraving with etching ; image 35.7 x 28.5 cm

Christ on the way of the cross; the two Maries sorrow with the swooning Virgin. Engraving.

Bible. N.T. Matthew 27.57-60; Mark 15.46; Luke 23.53. John 19.38-42. Joseph of Arimathaea is the Hebraic figure bearing Christ on the left. Mary Magdalene holds Christ's hand; Nicodemus holds his feet. The figure in the top centre may be John the Evangelist. No figure is readily identifiable as the Virgin, though there are three women

1 print : lithograph ; image 33.1 x 44.1 cm

Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

The crown of thorns and four nails lie on the ground

Christ is wrapped in a linen sheet and prepared for entombment. Mezzotint by C.H. Hodges, 1788, after F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

Bible. N.T. Matthew 27.34-50; Mark 15.24-37; Luke 23.33-45; John 19.18-34. The women are the three Maries: the Virgin, Mary Magdalene and Mary, mother of James the less and Joses. However, the presence at the cross of 'Salome' was also noted. One of the women moves to kiss Christ's nailed foot

1 print : etching ; platemark 23.4 x 15.5 cm

The crucifixion of Christ; the three Maries lament. Etching by P. B.

Bible. N.T. Matthew 27.57-60; Mark 15.46; Luke 23.53. John 19.38-42. However, the episode of Mary's lamentation is not described in the Bible. The Virgin Mary weeps, looking upward, her palms stretched open before Christ's body. Joseph of Arimathaea holds Christ's body in a winding sheet. On the left of Mary stands Saint John the Evangelist, who will look after her from now on. On the right of Mary, Nicodemus holds a jar of embalming spices, aloe and myrrh. Beneath him kneels either Mary Salome or Mary (Jesus's female followers whose presence at the cross is mentioned); she holds one hand to her heart and the other offered palm outward. Mary Magdalene weeps tears upon Christ's feet, which in turn bleed from their wounds onto her hand. Her jar of ointment, with which she anointed Christ at the meal with the Pharisee, lies underneath. Next to it is a scroll, possibly the superscription nailed above the cross. At the same level, to the left, are four bent nails and the crown of thorns. The Virgin Mary and Jesus alone are haloed

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 45.2 x 36.2 cm

Lamentation over the dead Christ. Engraving after P. de Champaigne.

Bible. N.T. Matthew 27.34-50; Mark 15.24-37; Luke 23.33-45; John 19.18-34. The line of the ladder leading up to Christ continues in the diagonal ray of the sun. The women are the four holy women: the Virgin, Mary Magdalene, Mary, mother of James the less, and Salome. The Virgin Mary stands pleading at the foot of the cross. A soldier points at himself while looking at Christ. Behind him is a gallows adorned with a shred of rope

Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 49.9 x 38.7 cm

The crucifixion of Christ; beneath the cross are positioned the four Maries, a soldier and a horse. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

Bible. N.T. Matthew 27.57-60; Mark 15.46; Luke 23.53. John 19.38-42. Joseph of Arimathaea holds a hammer and two nails. John the Evangelist (?) cries into his hands; another, unidentified women stands behind him

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 39.7 x 27 cm

The dead Christ is lamented by the four holy women, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea. Engraving by C. Cort, 1567.

Bible. N.T. Matthew 27.34-50; Mark 15.24-37; Luke 23.33-45; John 19.18-34. The women are the three Maries: the Virgin, Mary Magdalene and Mary, mother of James the less and Joses. However, the presence at the cross of 'Salome' was also noted. One of the women moves to kiss Christ's nailed foot. A monk prays among them. On the left panel Mary Magdalene walks weeping with her jar of ointment. On the right panel the Virgin holds the sudarium, the linen which bore the image of Christ's body, in this case just his head

1 print : etching ; platemark 29.7 x 39.8 cm

The crucifixion of Christ; the three Maries lament. Etching by W. Unger after R. van der Weyden.

After a lifetime of barrenness, Elizabeth and Zacharias were blessed with child six months before the Annunciation to Mary; their child was to be John the Baptist
This may not be a Visitation scene at all, but it is not unheard of for the two cousins to be accompanied by Mary Cleopas and Mary Salome

1 print : line engraving, with surface ink ; platemark 25.3 x 34.9 cm

The Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth (?) Engraving by S. Mulinari, 1778.

The four women are Mary Magdalene, Mary (mother of James the less and Joses), Salome, ("who ..., when he was in Galilee, followed him and ministered to him" (Mark 16.41)) and the Virgin

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 12.3 x 16.3 cm

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Christ on the way of the cross; the two Maries sorrow with the swooning Virgin. Engraving.

Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

Christ is wrapped in a linen sheet and prepared for entombment. Mezzotint by C.H. Hodges, 1788, after F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

The crucifixion of Christ; the three Maries lament. Etching by P. B.

Lamentation over the dead Christ. Engraving after P. de Champaigne.

The crucifixion of Christ; beneath the cross are positioned the four Maries, a soldier and a horse. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

The dead Christ is lamented by the four holy women, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea. Engraving by C. Cort, 1567.

The crucifixion of Christ; the three Maries lament. Etching by W. Unger after R. van der Weyden.

The Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth (?) Engraving by S. Mulinari, 1778.

The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1598, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.

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Christ on the way of the cross; the two Maries sorrow with the swooning Virgin. Engraving.

Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

Christ is wrapped in a linen sheet and prepared for entombment. Mezzotint by C.H. Hodges, 1788, after F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

The crucifixion of Christ; the three Maries lament. Etching by P. B.

Lamentation over the dead Christ. Engraving after P. de Champaigne.

The crucifixion of Christ; beneath the cross are positioned the four Maries, a soldier and a horse. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

The dead Christ is lamented by the four holy women, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea. Engraving by C. Cort, 1567.

The crucifixion of Christ; the three Maries lament. Etching by W. Unger after R. van der Weyden.

The Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth (?) Engraving by S. Mulinari, 1778.

The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1598, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.

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