“It’s perhaps surprising that some of the most represented subjects in the history of Christian art are episodes or moments that are not explicitly narrated in any of the Gospels.”
Dr. Jennifer Sliwka discusses the way the body of Christ has been depicted throughout art history, most notably in the iconic image of the Virgin Mary’s Lamentation of Christ: the pietà.
To discover more about the story of the Passion and how it has been told throughout art history, see Easter In Art, in cinemas worldwide from April 5 2022.