Crucifixus (Artful Devotion)

Posted on March 27, 2018April 6, 2023 by Victoria Emily Jones

Pisan crucifix (13th c) — Crucifix with scenes of the Passion, Pisa, Italy, ca. 1240. Tempera on wood, 247 × 202 cm. Uffizi Galleries, Florence, Italy. Left: the Trial of Christ before Annas and Caiaphas, the Mocking of Christ, the Flagellation, Christ Carries His Cross; right: the Descent from the Cross, the Entombment, the Holy Women at the Tomb, the Supper at Emmaus.

“. . . they crucified him . . .”—John 19:18

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SONG: “Crucifixus” for 8 voices | Words: from the Nicene Creed | Music: Antonio Lotti (1667–1740) | Performed by Tenebrae, 2016

Crucifixus etiam pro nobis; sub Pontio Pilato passus et sepultus est.

(He was crucified also for us; under Pontius Pilate he suffered and was buried.)

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Holy Week Playlist – Art & Theology March 24, 20214:16 pm Reply

[…] Lotti’s Crucifixus [previously] sets a portion of the Nicene Creed for eight voices: Crucifixus etiam pro nobis; sub Pontio Pilato […]

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Roundup: Historiated crosses, English ballad carol of the Crucifixion, and more – Art & Theology March 31, 202312:00 am Reply

[…] ART VIDEO: “The Crucifixion, c. 1200 (from Christus triumphans to Christus patiens)”: When I was a student in Florence for a semester, my first paper for my Italian history, art, and culture class traced the evolution of the painted wood-panel crucifix in late medieval Italy, from the Christus Triumphans (Triumphant Christ) type to Christus Patiens (Suffering Christ). I lived less than a five-minute walk from the Uffizi, which has in its collection a beautiful example of each—explored by Drs. Steven Zucker and Beth Harris in this short Smarthistory video. Longtime readers of the blog may recognize the latter, which I posted back in 2018. […]

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