pencil and acrylic paint on arches acid free rag paper
55.88 x 76.2 cm. | 22 x 30 in.

2023

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Golgotha, (Aramaic: “Skull”) also called Calvary, a skull-shaped hill in ancient Jerusalem, site of the crucifixion. All four Gospels (Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, Luke 23:33, and John 19:17 have mention of it..

March 9, 2023

Since at least the early medieval period, it has been a destination for pilgrimage. The exact location of Calvary has been traditionally associated with a place now enclosed within one of the southern chapels of the multi-denominational Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a site said to have been recognized by the Roman empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, during her visit to the Holy Land in 325.