Giotto. Christ Entering Jerusalem, 1304-1306

FTGiotto. Christ Entering Jerusalem, 1304-1306

This is how Giotto painted Jesus entering Jerusalem.

Gustave Dore, Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

FTGustave Dore, Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

Gustav Dore also painted Jesus entering Jerusalem.

The Golden Gate, Jerusalem, Israel. The view from the Gethsemane Gaden

FTThe Golden Gate, Jerusalem, Israel. The view from the Gethsemane Gaden

This is how the Golden Gate looks today.

Fra Angelico, Baptism of Christ, 1437-1446

FTFra Angelico, Baptism of Christ, 1437-1446

Fra Angelico painted the baptism of Christ (1437-1446).

Nicolas Poussin. The Baptism of Christ, 1647

FTNicolas Poussin. The Baptism of Christ, 1647

This is how Nicolas Poussin painted the baptism of Christ in 1647

The location of baptism of Jesus Christ

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This is how the location recognized as the place of baptism looks today.

Gustav Dore. Death of Absalom

FTGustav Dore. Death of Absalom

"...And Absalom met the servants of David And Absalom rode upon a mule and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak and his head caught hold of the oak and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth and the mule that was under him went away" (2 Samuel 18:9)

The Tomb of Absalom

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This is how the Tomb of Absalom, built on the place where he died looks today. However, archaeologists do not confirm authenticity of that place.

Andrea Mantegna, Agony in the Garden, 1460

FTAndrea Mantegna, Agony in the Garden, 1460

This is how the painter imagined the Gethsemane garden. Take a look at the stone on which Jesus prayed...

The stone on which Jesus prayed

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This is how the stone on which Jesus prayed looks in our days

Vasiliy Polenov, An Olive-Tree in the Garden of Gethsemane, 1882

FTVasiliy Polenov, An Olive-Tree in the Garden of Gethsemane, 1882

This is how the painter imagined the old tree in the Gethsemane garden

The Old Oak in the Gethsemane Garden Today

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This is how the old oak looks today

Leonardo, Last Supper

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This is how the Last Supper room looks at the Leonardo painting...

The Real Last Supper Room

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...and this is how this famous room really looks

The Last Supper Room

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Do you understand now why the Last Supper room looks this way?

Gerôme Jean Léon, "Jérusalem"

FTGerôme Jean Léon,
\"Jérusalem\"

This is what Gerôme Jean Léon, a French artist considered the Golgotha hill... Actually, it is far from the place that today is officially "approved" as Golgotha

View from the Olive Mountain today

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This is the view from the Olive Mountain today, from the place that 150 years ago Gerôme Jean Léon considered the Golgotha hill

Golgotha Hill - Reality

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This is how the Golgotha hill looks today. The Church of Holy Sepulchre was built around the hill, but as you can see, the hill height is hardly about 2 story building...