Powerful Christ images overwhelm in pairs.(ARTS & CULTURE)(ART)

The Washington Times | November 25, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: Joanna Shaw-Eagle, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Even before viewers begin to decipher the word diptych, they likely will be overwhelmed by the sufferings of the Christ figures in Albrecht Bouts' "Ecce Homo (Behold the Man)," paired with a "Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowful Mother)," and "Man of Sorrows," juxtaposed with another "Mater Dolorosa."

Droplets of blood pour from Jesus' thorned "crown" into his bloodshot eyes in the "Ecce Homo." By contrast, his bloody hands are the focal point in "Man of Sorrows."

Diptychs by Bouts and other 15th- and ...

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