Joseph of Arimathea
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Joseph of Arimathea is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. Three of the four canonical Gospels identify him as a member of the Sanhedrin, while
Joseph of Arimathaea by James Tissot, between 1886 and 1894
Joseph of Arimathea by Pietro Perugino, detail from Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Purported tomb of Jesus (provided by Joseph) in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
William Blake's Illustration Joseph of Arimathea Among the Rocks of Albion in its second state after Blake's 1773 original, engraved circa 1809
Nicodemus
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Nicodemus is a New Testament figure venerated as a saint in a number of Christian traditions. He is depicted as a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin who is drawn to hear Jesus's teachings. Like La
Joseph of Arimathea
…him permission." Joseph immediately purchased a linen shroud and proceeded to Golgotha to take the body of Jesus down from the cross. There, Joseph and Nicodemus took the body and bound it in linen cloths with the spices (myrrh and aloes) that Nicodemus had brought. Luke 23:55-56 states that the women "who had…
Nicodemus by James Tissot, c. 1886 – c. 1894
Nicodemus Visiting Christ, 1899 painting. Nicodemus (left) talking to Jesus, by Henry Ossawa Tanner
Christus und Nicodemus, by Fritz von Uhde (1848–1911)
Entombment, by Titian