In the church of Lissewege, near Zeebrugge,
you can admire a crucifix, painted by Duvenede around 1713.
To understand the meaning, read Graham Greene's "The third man", p.40 :
"...Turning away from dr.Winkler, he confronted yet another crucifix, the figure hanging with arms above the head : a face of elongated El Greco agony. That's a strange crucifix, he said. Jansenist, dr.Winkler commented and closed his mouth sharply as thoug he had been guilty of giving away too much information.
Never heard the word. Why are the arms above the head ? Dr.Winkler said reluctantly : Because He died, in their view, only for the elect..."