The Crucifixtion (1880, Thomas Eakins)

I find this painting conveys the weight of the Crucifixion particularly well. "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God". I'm not really even sure what that means, but when I imagine Jesus becoming sin, I see him shrouded in shadow. As God's face is too bright, Jesus' face on the cross is too dark - God himself turned His back, hence, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani'. To look on Jesus in that moment is to look on death itself - a sight too terrible for men. Yet, this terrible sight is the site of redemption. To look upon him is to die with him and in doing so find life