This is a picture painted by Carl Bloch titled "Down from the Cross". I went to the Carl Bloch exhibit this past Friday down at BYU, and of all the paintings, this one was my favorite for some reason. I think it was the feel I got from the painting. It shows Joseph of Arimathaea holding the lamp, Nicodemus is at Christ's feet, and the apostle John is at the head of Christ looking up at Joseph. I can't tell who is in the background behind Joseph.
I feel like this painting speaks so much. It's showing a scene that not many of us think about. I feel like Carl Bloch did an amazing job at capturing the numb shock his friends and loved ones were feeling after all that had just happened, resulting in Christ's death. They didn't understand that 3 days later he would return. They thought this was the end. I feel like this painting portrays the reverence and love these men felt for Christ. When I first saw this painting I felt tears form in my eyes, it was so amazing to me. I'm sure Jesus Christ poured out his spirit to these men who took the time to reverently take his body to the tomb. Their actions show their love, which I feel shows who we really are. We can say one thing, but act a different way. These men spoke and acted as true followers of Christ, even after his death.
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