CALVERY

At first you probable see the face of 'Christ' but use your browser to enlarge the image. Looking closer you should see a painting of hope. Christ's face is heavy with sorrow as he takes on the sins of the world and makes his incredable sacrifice on the cross. Through the face of suffering we can see the crucifixion which is the sacrifice Christ made for all humanity. The middle left of the painting depicts the sacrifices made by the Christian martyrs.



The scriptures tell us that it was Christ's sacrifice that opened the gates of Hell so that the souls there as depicted in the rocks on the lower left of this work could ascend into heaven with the hdlp of the angels as pictured on the middles right side of the piece.



The ravens on the upper left represent the cares, sorrows and sins of this world. But through the sacrifice and with the help of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost which are represented by the three eyes in the upper center of the picture, those ravins are muted and made bearable as can be seen just below the third eye. The rightmost eye represents the Holy Ghost. It is encircled with doves symbolizing its peace and love.



The artist rendered himself in the work appearing on the lower right of the canvas, representiing Saint John as well as all humanity which benefits from the forgiveness bought by Chrit's sacrifice.



The cloth robe worn by the artist on the lower right is a representation of the cloth pressed to Christ's face by Veronica on which his countenance was indelibly imprented,. The cloth picture shows Veronica's face crying in anguish for the pain Christ had to endure on the cross.