Daniel Rey

How 20th-century artists rescued the Crucifixion

After centuries of sanitisation, modern representations have imbued Christ’s death with its original potency

‘Crucifixion’, 1946, by Graham Sutherland. Credit: © Gordon Roberton Photography Archive/Bridgeman Images 
issue 27 March 2021
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