Scenes from the Passion and Resurrection of Christ

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• bearing of Christ's body to the grave - from Christ's deposition to his entombment  [Matthew 27:59; Mark 15:46; Luke 23:53; John 19:40]
• carrying of the cross: Christ bearing the cross, alone or with the help of others  [Matthew 27:31-33; Mark 15:20-22; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:17]
• Christ disrobed  [Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:23-24]
• Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers 
• Christ's entombment  [Matthew 27:59-61; Mark 15:46-47; Luke 23:53-56; John 19:39-42]
• Crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood  [John 19:25-27]
• descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross  [Mark 15:46; Luke 23:53; John 19:38]
• flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column - tortures of Christ  [Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1]
• Mary and John below the empty cross with symbols of the Passion  [John 19:27]
• preparations for Christ's crowning with thorns - tortures of Christ  [Matthew 27:28-29; Mark 15:17; John 19:2]
• the crowning with thorns: soldiers with sticks place a thorny crown on Christ's head and give him a reed  [Matthew 27:27-31; Mark 15:16-20; John 19:2-3]
• the empty tomb: angel(s) addressing the holy women - Resurrection of Christ  [Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:4-8; Matthew 28:2-7]
• the sealing of Christ's tomb - events after Christ's entombment