The Crucifixion - 1745

A dramatic scene is depicted with three individuals being crucified under a lively sky, with a crowd of onlookers and mourners around them. Central... more

by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Title

The Crucifixion - 1745

Artist

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Medium

Painting

Description

A dramatic scene is depicted with three individuals being crucified under a lively sky, with a crowd of onlookers and mourners around them. Central to the composition is a figure clothed in a pale garment, hanging on the central cross, while soldiers and civilians are scattered in the foreground, some on horseback and others expressing various emotions.

Digitally enhanced Public Domain Artwork of '' The Crucifixion - 1745 '', created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. He was prolific, and worked not only in Italy, but also in Germany and Spain.

Giovan Battista Tiepolo, together with Giambattista Pittoni, Canaletto, Giovan Battista Piazzetta, Giuseppe Maria Crespi, and Francesco Guardi are considered the traditional Old Masters of that period.

Successful from the beginning of his career, he has been described by Michael Levey as "the greatest decorative painter of eighteenth-century Europe, as well as its most able craftsman."

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March 29th, 2024