A crucifix is a cross with an image of Jesus on it, as distinct from a bare cross. The representation of Jesus himself on the cross is referred to in English as the corpus. The crucifix emphasizes Jes
Crucifixion of Jesus at the winged triptych at the Church of the Teutonic Order in Vienna, Austria. Woodcarvings by an anonymous master; polychromy by Jan van Wavere, Mechelen, signed 1520. This altarpiece was originally made for St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk, and came to Vienna in 1864.
A crucifix in the chancel of a Lutheran church
The Anglican Communion also uses the crucifix; this one is in the church of St Mary-le-Bow in London
The Marquis of Paraná, Prime Minister of Brazil, is shown lying in state in 1856. In the background are candles and a metal crucifix.
Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment and torture in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam, or stake, and usually left to hang until eventual death, which could t
Crucifix
…Jesus himself on the cross is referred to in English as the corpus (Latin for 'body'). The crucifix emphasizes Jesus' sacrifice, including his death by crucifixion, which Christians believe brought about the redemption of mankind. Most crucifixes portray Jesus on a Latin cross, rather than a Tau cross or a Coptic…
Depiction of Jesus Christ's crucifixion alongside the penitent thief and the impenitent thief. (Christian art, 15th-century Strasbourg)
Gabriel von Max's 1866 painting Martyress depicts a crucified young woman and a young man laying flowers at her feet
1st century calcaneum (heel bone) with a nail
A 19th century depiction of the crucifixion of Spendius and other rebel leaders by the Carthaginians after the Battle of the Saw in 238 BCE