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Execution - Jesus Hangs on the Cross

Execution - Jesus Hangs on the Cross Philosophy Trials Visual Arts

This painting, by Andrea Mantegna, depicts Jesus on the cross.  The I. N. R. I. sign (at the top of the middle cross) is a typical artistic interpretation of the Latin description Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Iudaeorum (meaning, "Jesus of Nazarus, King of the Jews"). 

Mantegna created this painting on wood, known as The Calvary, between 1457-1459.  It is currently owned by the Louvre, in Paris. 

Click on the image for a much larger view.


Media Credits

Image, described above, online courtesy Web Gallery of Art.

 

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