Jesus was stripped naked ... Like Daprile, Albacete points out that crucifixion art is rich in symbolism. For instance, many artists included the landscape of their own countries in their works.

Pontius Pilate – the Roman governor of Judaea and the man who ordered the crucifixion – was ordered home in disgrace. By executing Jesus, the Romans had kick-started a brand new religion that ...

The show immediately drew ire over various works that were deemed “sacrilegious” — including the painting of post-crucifixion Jesus apparently receiving fellatio entitled “INRI (San ...

Christian art has continuously portrayed Jesus as ... acquaintance who survived should not be projected to the crucifixion of Jesus. The major extrabiblical paradigm for crucifixion is no longer ...

While the Bible gives agonizing details of the crucifixion of Jesus, what do we know about what ... of intimidation that the Romans raised to an art form. One Roman historian wrote of an event ...