The Easter Story

The Passion of Christ

The story of the events leading up to and following the Crucifixion is known as Christ's 'Passion'.

To celebrate Easter discover the story of the Passion, told through paintings in the National Gallery Collection. Follow the links below to view the paintings online or visit to the Gallery to see them:

The Easter Story

Andrea Mantegna: 'The Agony in the Garden'
The Agony in the Garden
Andrea Mantegna
Ugolino di Nerio: 'The Betrayal of Christ'
The Betrayal of Christ
Ugolino di Nerio
Ecce Homo
Rembrandt
Diego Velázquez: 'Christ contemplated by the Christian Soul'
Christ contemplated by the Christian Soul
Diego Velázquez
Raphael: 'The Crucified Christ with the Virgin, Saints and Angels'
The Mond Crucifixion
Raphael
Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece: 'The Deposition'
The Deposition
Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece
Annibale Carracci: 'The Dead Christ Mourned ('The Three Maries')'
The Dead Christ Mourned ('The Three Maries')
Annibale Carracci
Sisto Badalocchio: 'Christ carried to the Tomb'
Christ carried to the Tomb
Sisto Badalocchio
The Entombment (or Christ being carried to his Tomb)
Michelangelo
Attributed to Jacopo di Cione and workshop: 'The Resurrection'
The Resurrection: Upper Tier Panel
Jacopo di Cione and workshop
Titian: 'Noli me Tangere'
Noli me Tangere
Titian
The Supper at Emmaus
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

See also