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- Reference number
- P00745
- Author
- Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- Christ Crucified
- Chronology
- 1780
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 255 cm x 154 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- MUSEO DE LA TRINIDAD
- Procedence
- Trinity Museum
Christ is depicted on the Cross,
over a black background, with four
nails and a foot platform, in
keeping with the tradition of
seventeenth-century Spanish
painting. Nevertheless, the classic
concept of beauty brought to Spain
by Mengs and Bayeu is also
perceptible. And Goya softens the
bloodiest and most dramatic aspects
of this subject, bringing out the
beauty of the nude body.
Goya presented this work at the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San
Fernando in May, 1780, gaining the
rank of Academician of Merit with
it. The canvas was sent to the
church of San Francisco el Grande,
whose decoration was sponsored by
the King, himself. Thus, the
Academy recognized the technical
qualities of this painting, as well
as the orthodoxy of its image.
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