The Cross of Victory

The Cross of Victory

Other projects kept me from getting back to this as soon as I had hoped but I was finally able to put some time in to get it finished. This is the cross that was started at the live painting event at Easter’s Books and Gifts. It portrays the crucifix as the victory of life over death and the devil.

Jesus is shown alive and crowned as a king, His arms open in welcome, offering this victory to all. On the left, the figure of life gestures towards Him while on the right the figure of death with a broken staff (in this case a nod to the western symbol of a scythe) is turned away. At the foot of the cross is the devil, broken and defeated.

The inscription is from Theodore of Studios,

“This is the tree on which Christ, like a king on a chariot, destroyed the devil, the lord of death, and freed the human race from tyranny.”

This is headed to Easter’s Books and Gifts where it will be displayed (and offered for sale: $995) on their wall of crosses.

“The Cross of Victory” 40″ X 29″, acrylic on panel,