Time assessment

This painting if of Jesus Christ on the cross, and I love this picture because it says a million words. It has a story to it that is timeless, and which means a lot to many people. When looking at the picture I would say that the time stands still, but from a religious point of view the picture has a forever lasting time.  This picture was painted in the 17th century by a Spanish painter, but there are over a thousand paintings of the exact picture. When he painted this picture I think that he painted it because it would be a peace that is maybe not so uncommon, but it will always be valuable. Christianity is a very common religion that many believe in. 

In my opinion I think that the most important symbol in this picture is the cross, because we know that Jesus is the main thing, but the cross is what expresses the time. It expresses pain and belief as well as it expresses a time period back in the days. It is a old picture and crucifixion does not exist any more, and therefore we know that it is very long back in time. 

I think that painting this picture must have taken quite a long time, because it has a lot of details even though it is a quite simple background. I think that is only because the painter chose to have a neutral background to make the focus on the cross and Jesus. I would say that this picture is as relevant today as it was many years back, but today we may have a bit of another understanding to it than people back in the days had, which makes the painting ever so interesting.