To honor the rebirth of Jesus, Easter traditions in Italy are festive and grand. This year, the Vatican loans masterpieces to the Chiostri di Sant’Eustorgio, in Milan, all by French Impressionists (among them Gauguin, Rouault, Chagall, and Matisse)—and all of them dedicated to or inspired by the Passion of Jesus. —E.C.

Gauguin, Matisse, Chagall
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Carlo Maria Martini Diocesan Museum / Milan / Art
Carlo Maria Martini Diocesan Museum / Milan / Art
Marc Chagall, “Pietà rouge,” 1956 © Governatorato SCV Direzione dei Musei.
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