Via Crucis - The Way of Suffering
The work “Via Crucis – The Way of Suffering” is based on the fourteen stations that make up the Via Crucis.
For narrative consistency of the images (also in relation to the means available), I decided to draw from both the stations of the traditional Via Crucis and those of the biblical Via Crucis.
To the fourteen stations, two significant passages from the Gospel of Luke that testify to the resurrection of Jesus have been added. Another narrative license was to depict the meeting between Mary and Jesus with the latter without the patibulum, even though the station of Simon of Cyrene is the next one.
From the point of view of historical accuracy, a great deal of research was carried out. Garments, uniforms, armor, sandals, jewelry, and accessories were chosen or made specifically so that no element in the frame appears historically incorrect.
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Technical data.
Name: Via Crucisi - The Way of Suffering
Production: Riflessifotografici.com
in collaboration with Fujifilm Italia and Gruppo Storico Romano
Year of Production: 2014
Duration: 2 photographic sessions for a total of 16 hours of work
Location: Gruppo Storico Romano Headquarters – Rome – Via Appia Antica 18
Participants: 45 reenactors and the actress Elisa Spina (Maria)
Photographer: Max Angeloni
Photography assistants: Vincenzo Ricciarello, Vladimiro Ramoni
Makeup and special effects: Mara Genoese
Logistical organization and historical supervision: Gruppo Storico Romano
Technical notes
Camera: Fujifilm X-T1
Lenses: Fujinon XF 35mm F1.4 R - XF 18 F2 R, XF 23 F1.4 R
Lighting: 2 lamps of 180 Watt