Dead Christ Supported by Two Putti
Pinnacle from an altarpiece
Carlo Crivelli, Italian (active Venice and Marches), first documented 1457, died 1495/1500
Geography:
Made in Marches, Italy, Europe
Date:
Late 1470sMedium:
Egg tempera and tooled gold on panelDimensions:
27 7/8 × 18 5/8 × 1 1/8 inches (70.8 × 47.3 × 2.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
Cat. 158Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Made in Marches, Italy, Europe
Date:
Late 1470sMedium:
Egg tempera and tooled gold on panelDimensions:
27 7/8 × 18 5/8 × 1 1/8 inches (70.8 × 47.3 × 2.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 213a, European Art 1100-1500, second floor
Accession Number:Cat. 158Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
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agony [x] angels [x] anguish [x] christ [x] gold [x] mourning [x] pinnacle [x] sorrow [x] venice [x]Carlo Crivelli's style is marked by fine draftsmanship and delicate brushwork, combined with a strange, caricatured realism. Here, the detailed depiction of Christ's wounds and his graying skin, along with the angels' tears and anguished expressions, accentuate the horror and sorrow of Christ's suffering and death. This painting was made to be the pinnacle, or crowning element, of an altarpiece.
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