The Earthquake on Mount Calvary — Tissot Glorified depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary

depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary holding her Divine Child

This artwork by Caravaggio shows Saint Francis of Assisi holding a skull in his hands and meditating on death

The misty blue background of the dusky river and sky adds to the mystical element of the scene

This artwork by Giotto shows Jesus Christ eating His Last Supper with His apostles on Holy Thursday

depicts Our Lord Jesus Christ ascending into heaven while His apostles

The Earthquake on Mount Calvary — Tissot Glorified depicting the Blessed Virgin MaryThis artwork by James Tissot depicts the earthquake that followed immediately after the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross. The soldiers and pharisees are fallen to the ground in terror. The sky is black and foreboding. "And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent." Matthew 27: 50 51