Passion of Jesus
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The Passion is the short final period before the death of Jesus, described in the four canonical gospels. It is commemorated in Christianity every year during Holy Week.
Christ Crowned with Thorns by Matthias Stom (c. 1633–1639) shows Jesus in his Passion as the "Lord of Patience" with the crown of thorns and sceptre reed, being mocked by Roman soldiers.
16th century Pained Christ of Cheb, Czech Republic
Icon of the Passion, detail showing (left) the Flagellation and (right) Ascent to Golgotha (fresco by Theophanes the Cretan, Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos).
Crucifixion by Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1526)
Jesus Christ Superstar
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Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospel accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of
Passion of Jesus
…to St. Matthew (1997), by Mark Alburger, and The Passion According to the Four Evangelists, by Scott King. The theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar (book and lyrics by Tim Rice) and the theatre composer Stephen Schwartz's Godspell both contain elements of the traditional passion accounts. Sofia…
Paul Nicholas in Jesus Christ Superstar
2013 production in Rotterdam, Netherlands