On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P07718
- Author
- Cano, Alonso (Spanish)
- Title
- The Crucifixion
- Chronology
- Second Third of the Seventeenth Century
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 130 cm x 96 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- DACION
- Procedence
- Acquisition, 1998
This representation of Christ on
the Cross is set in a landscape,
where some trees are the only
scenic element.
Alonso Cano made various paintings
like this one over the course of
his career, and all of them were
related to the profound religiosity
in which Spanish Baroque painting
was steeped, as well as the intense
presence of devotional aspects of
society during that period.
The combination of deeply dramatic
elements such as the red evening
light that contrasts with Jesus'
naked body, with other more
classical elements, such as his
serene expression, make this one of
the most highly esteemed of Cano's
works. It masterfully combines the
natural elegance of his style with
intense emotional tension.
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