Crucifixion Artwork

Heyo said:

Together with the sponge and the lance one should think so. But when they are knowledgable of those attributes, why depict him wearing clothes, contrary to the gospels and earlier depictions? On the other hand, veneration of St. Hulpe is known from the high and late medieval period.

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I think we now have the explanation of that. Either Byzantine influence, or else a style apparently known in Ottonian (the Saxon dynasty that succeeded that of Charlemagne) artefacts. So there seems to have been some Germanic tradition of a robed Christ, from 900 or so.

Can you explain why Sankt Hulpe is depicted being crucified? Is there a legend about that, or something?

Heyo said:

Together with the sponge and the lance one should think so. But when they are knowledgable of those attributes, why depict him wearing clothes, contrary to the gospels and earlier depictions? On the other hand, veneration of St. Hulpe is known from the high and late medieval period.

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Jesus as depicted in the Rabbula Gospels, 6th c., also Byzantine,

exchemist said:

I think we now have the explanation of that. Either Byzantine influence, or else a style apparently known in Ottonian (the Saxon dynasty that succeeded that of Charlemagne) artefacts. So there seems to have been some Germanic tradition of a robed Christ, from 900 or so.

Can you explain why Sankt Hulpe is depicted being crucified? Is there a legend about that, or something?

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Legend has it that St. Hulpe was a martyr who was tortured, mock crucified and eventually decapitated.

Rival said:

Jesus as depicted in the Rabbula Gospels, 6th c., also Byzantine,

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Interesting. So the robed Jesus goes back to the 6th century. Also interesting the details. Sponge and lance again. This time also the soldiers casting the lots.
And then: nailed delinquents. Iirc nailing was a special treatment reserved for Jesus, the others were bound.
Small details in interpretation. Maybe that's how Jesus got clothed. Misinterpretation of the sequence of events.

exchemist said:

This looks very odd, so much so that I find myself wondering if it is really Medieval.

The proportions of the body are so strange that it looks more like something from one of the c.20th art movements.

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it's just the artistic genius of the irish I guess.. they seem to be known for originality in art , music, poetry etc