Joseph of Arimathea

This artwork depicts the solemn moment after the Crucifixion, as Joseph of Arimathea receives and supports the body of Christ. The scene is heavy with mourning, but also with reverence. Christ rests in the foreground, His body marked by suffering, while Joseph leans close with the grief of a man entrusted with a sacred and painful duty.

The crosses in the distance, the vessel, the stone, and the dark, bending landscape create the feeling of the world holding its breath. Every line feels carved with sorrow. The dense cross-hatching gives the piece an ancient, etched quality, as if this moment has been pulled from Scripture and pressed into memory.

This is a meditation on holy grief: the quiet space between death and resurrection, between sacrifice and hope. It honors the hands that stayed, the witness who did not turn away, and the love that carried Christ to the tomb.