. The history of Our Lord as exemplified in works of art : with that of His types ; St. John the Baptist ; and other persons of the Old and New Testament. n wine always at hand inwarm climates for the use of the soldiery—the same of which it issaid in St. John, at a later moment, Now there was set a vesselfull of vinegar. The intention of this draught is, however, lessclear. By some, it is believed to have been a bitter restorativegiven by Roman custom to those condemned to the death on thecross ; by others, a merciful potion contributed by humane, honour-able women of Jerusalem to deaden thei
. The history of Our Lord as exemplified in works of art : with that of His types ; St. John the Baptist ; and other persons of the Old and New Testament. n wine always at hand inwarm climates for the use of the soldiery—the same of which it issaid in St. John, at a later moment, Now there was set a vesselfull of vinegar. The intention of this draught is, however, lessclear. By some, it is believed to have been a bitter restorativegiven by Roman custom to those condemned to the death on thecross ; by others, a merciful potion contributed by humane, honour-able women of Jerusalem to deaden their sufferings. For whateverpurpose prepared, our Lord only tasted it, but would not subject is also rare. It occurs in the series of the Passion byLucas van Leyden, and also in a miniature in the gallery of theAmbrogian Library. These two instances are similar in arrange- 128 HISTORY OF OUR LORD. ment. One man, offering the cnp to our Lord, is holding Him bythe hair, and trying to force Him to drink. Another stands bywith a jug. The Cross lies beside Him. We give an illustrationfrom Lucas van Leydens etching (No. 175). Another picture of. 175 Offering the Vinegar. (Lucas van Leyden.; this subject, in the Ertborn collection at Antwerp (No. 69), has anun kneeling in front, presented by St. Ambrose: the Virgin andSt. John are seated in the middle distance. This is a wretchedcaricature. CHRIST ASCENDING THE CROSS. 129 Christ Ascending the Cross. This is so rarely seen, that no known master can be quoted as havingattempted it. It occurs in a series of miniatures of the Life and
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