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Lately I’ve
been enjoying
artwork created in
series, around
a theme
.
Today we’re
seeing one by
Nicholas Myneer
.
He
sculpted
a series that
reflects the events
leading up to the death
and burial of Jesus Christ,
commonly referred to as
The Stations of the Cross
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Although several of the
Traditional Stations of the Cross
do not have biblical references,
I will add them where possible
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“I have found in him
no grounds for
the death
penalty
.
Therefore I will
have him punished
and then release him.”
But with loud shouts they
insistently demanded that
he be crucified, and their
shouts prevailed
.
So Pilate decided
to grant their
demand
.
Luke 23:22-24
Station 01
Jesus is Sentenced
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Carrying his own cross,
he went out to the
place of the
Skull
.
John 19:17
Station 02
Jesus Receives the Cross
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Station 03
Jesus Falls for the First Time
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When Jesus saw
his mother there, and
the disciple whom he loved
standing nearby, he said to her,
“Woman, here is your son,”
and to the disciple, “Here
is your mother.”
From that time on,
this disciple took
her into his
home
.
John 19:26-27
Station 04
Jesus Meets his Mother
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As the soldiers led him away,
they seized Simon from Cyrene,
who was on his way in from the
country, and put the cross on
him and made him carry it
behind Jesus
.
Luke 23:26
Station 05
Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus
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Station 06
Veronica Wipes Jesus’ Brow
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Station 07
Jesus Falls for the Second Time
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Near the
cross of Jesus
stood his mother,
his mother’s sister,
Mary the wife of Clopas,
and Mary Magdalene
.
John 19:25
Station 08
The Women of Jerusalem
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Station 09
Jesus Falls for the Third Time
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When the soldiers
crucified Jesus, they took
his clothes, dividing them into
four shares, one for each of them,
with the undergarment remaining
.
This garment was seamless,
woven in one piece from
top to bottom
.
“Let’s not tear it,”
they said to one another.
“Let’s decide by lot
who will get it.”
This
happened
that the scripture
might be fulfilled that said,
“They divided my clothes
among them, and cast
lots for my garment.”
So this is what
the soldiers
did
.
John 19:23-24
Station 10
Jesus is Stripped of his Garments
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When they came to the place
called the Skull, they crucified him
there, along with the criminals; one
on his right, the other on his left
.
Jesus said,
“Father, forgive them,
for they do not know
what they are
doing.”
Luke 23:33-34
Station 11
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
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Jesus
called out
with a loud voice,
“Father, into your hands
I commit my spirit.”
When
he had said this,
he breathed
his last
.
Luke 23:46
Station 12
Jesus Dies on the Cross
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Now there was a man named Joseph,
a member of the Council, a good and
upright man, who had not consented
to their decision and action
.
He came from the Judean town
of Arimathea, and he himself was
waiting for the kingdom of God
.
Going to Pilate, he
asked for Jesus’ body
.
Then he took it down
…
Luke 23:50-53
Station 13
Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
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Then he took it down,
wrapped it in linen cloth
and placed it in a tomb
cut in the rock, one in
which no one had
yet been laid
.
Luke 23:53
Station 14
Jesus is Laid in The Sepulchre
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All are
26 cm x 26 cm,
carved in limestone,
and are installed at
the Church of The
Good Shepherd,
Nottingham
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We
noted above
that several of the
Traditional fourteen stations
have no scriptural reference,
which means there are
no bible verses that
support the
image
.
In
1991
Pope John Paul II
instituted a revised series of
fourteen Stations of the Cross
based on scripture
.
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Telling
a story using
multiple images
in a similar style and
format presents an
extra challenge
for the artist
.
Mynheer’s
Stations of the Cross
is a beautiful example
of consistent and
cohesive story
elements
.
You can see
more of his work here
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Nicholas Mynheer
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The
icon for
this article
is a detail from
Nicholas Mynheer’s
Simon & Jesus
:
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