Raising of the Cross
Distinct subject in Christian art / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Elevation of the Holy Cross.
The raising of the Cross or elevation of the Cross has been a distinct subject in the Life of Christ in art depicting the start of the Crucifixion of Jesus.[1]
The subject became popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with artists such as Tintoretto, van Dyck, and Rubens among the first to produce significant works with the subject.[2]