Dead Christ Supported by Two Putti

Gallery 313a, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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Dead Christ Supported by Two Putti

Late 1470s

Carlo Crivelli (Italian (active Venice and Marches), first documented 1457, died 1495/1500)

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.

Gallery 313a, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Dead Christ Supported by Two Putti

Date:

Late 1470s

Artist:

Carlo Crivelli (Italian (active Venice and Marches), first documented 1457, died 1495/1500)

Medium:

Egg tempera and tooled gold on panel

Dimensions:

27 7/8 × 18 5/8 × 1 1/8 inches (70.8 × 47.3 × 2.9 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 158

Geography:

Made in Marches, Italy, Europe

Provenance

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Gallery 313a, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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