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Nicodemus: Quick Facts

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Engraving by Boetius Adamsz. Bolswert showing Jesus, with a halo, speaking to Nicodemus by candlelight at a table with an open book between them.
Painting by Filippino Lippi showing the dead Christ supported by Nicodemus and two angels, with halos above their heads and somber expressions, set against a dark background.
The unique drama of Caravaggio's The Entombment of Christ
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