While the sun's light failed... he breathed his last
"Jesus Dies" places Christ's crucifixion against a 21st-century city skyline in "The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision," a series of 24 paintings by Douglas Blanchard. Jesus hangs on modern scaffolding that forms a cross behind him. He dies an outcast's death in pain and humiliation. Jesus stayed true to his vision, even when it brought him into conflict with authorities, even to the point of death. Once again Jesus has brought together an unlikely group. The spectators look like ordinary people today, becoming a visual counterpart to the hymn that asks, "Were you there?" More(Credit: "Jesus Dies" by Douglas Blanchard) | 
