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The EssayBehold the ManEpisodes

    The Incredulity of St Thomas by Guercino

    Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo contemplates doubting Thomas at the National Gallery.

    The Crucifixion by the Master of Delft

    At the National Gallery, writer Sheila Hayman views a life-affirming Crucifixion scene.

    Christ as the Man of Sorrows by Jacobello del Bonomo

    At the National Gallery, Muslim journalist Abdul-Rehman Malik discovers a brown Christ.

    Christ Before Pilate by the Master of Cappenberg

    At the National Gallery, writer Kit de Waal reflects on Pilate’s dilemma.

    Christ Crowned With Thorns by Dirk Bouts

    At the National Gallery, Sikh writer Sathnam Sanghera encounters the suffering Christ.