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1445 Bartolomeo di Tommaso (Italian, Umbrian, active by 1425, died 1453) The Betrayal of Christ The Bible story of Judas betraying Jesus is ...

1500-25 Agony in the garden Simon Bening (1483-1561)  or follower From a Book of Hours (use of Rome) of Southern Netherlands (Den Haag, MMW,...

1325 Ugolino da Siena (Italian, Sienese, active 1315–30s) The Last Supper Francesco Bassano the Younger (1563-1570) Last Supper The wo...

The Last Supper, about 1475, Unknown.  J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XIII 5, v2, fol. 172 The word Maundy comes from the Latin word man...

 The Last Supper, about 1525–30, Simon Bening.  J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 19, fol. 83v The word Maundy comes from the Latin word...

The Last Supper about 1400–10, J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 33, fol. 286v Near the end of the Last Supper, Christ said to His disciples, ...

The Entry Into Jerusalem, Halychyna, early 17C, The National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Preserve.   This version of Christ’s Entr...

1308-11 Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian artist, 1255-1319) Washing of the Feet Maundy Thursday refers to Jesus as a servant and calld for...

The Last Supper, about 1030–40, Unknown. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig VII 1, fol. 38 The word Maundy comes from the Latin word mandatu...

Manuscript European Bible (Ottheinrich) 15C p 85 The Last Supper The word Maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum, which means "com...

'Livre d'images de madame Marie,' Hainaut or Brabant ca. 1280-1290 ( Nouvelle acquisition française 16251, fol. 29r) Palm Sund...

As Jesus was riding in and the people were crying  “Hosanna in the highest,” either knowingly or not, symbolically selecting the paschal lam...

1308 Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian artist, 1255-1319) Entry into Jerusalem The Passover story from the Old & New Testaments in th...

Assisi frescoes Entry into Jerusalem by Pietro Lorenzetti ca. 1280 – 1348 On Palm Sunday, Christians celebrate the Lord's triumphant ent...

Hanukkah, Festival of Lights  These woodcuts illustrate Judaism holiday & ritual observances in the 1707  Minhagim  (Customs), published...

Passover Preparations in the Sister Haggadah. British Library (Public Domain) Unleavened bread, matzo or matzah, is a type of bread that is ...

How Did Halloween Begin? Samhain, an Ancient Celtic festival  Halloween’s origins can be traced back to antiquity. Most point to Samhain, a ...

More than 2,000 years ago the Celtic people believed summer came to an end on October 31st, so in anticipation of the end of "the sea...