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Why are there very few depictions of the crucifixion in early Christian art? What was the focus of the

representation of Christ?

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Answer: This depiction was unknown prior to the 5th century. Artists emphasized the divinity of Christ through his life as a teacher and miracle worker and not his suffering and death at the hands of the Romans.

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