“Christ on the Cross,” by the French painter Philippe de Champaigne, was painted around 1655. By the Baroque era, the more grotesque, realistic portrayals of Christ’s body had largely given way to a ...

The cross, or crucifix, is arguably the central image of Christianity. What’s the difference between the two? A cross is just that - an empty cross. It stands as a statement that Jesus is no longer on ...

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