Processing
Oil Pictography on canvas category “Retouch”. Processing with magnifying glass. Retouching with Maimeri and Winsor and Newton colours. Linen canvas mounted on frame; concealed hook for wall mounting. Frame thickness mm 18.Solid wood frame gilded with gold leaf. Framed size: 100x72 cm.
History
Caravaggio's “Deposition of Christ” is not a simple mourning scene, but an explosion of drama and humanity. The lifeless body of Jesus, illuminated by an almost theatrical light, seems to slide out of the painting, supported with difficulty by Nicodemus and John. The pious women above him express their grief with intense, almost sculptural gestures. The most surprising detail? The stone slab on which Christ is laid is not accidental: it seems to invite the viewer to identify with the scene, as if he were there, a direct witness to a moment of poignant beauty.
Caravaggio, Deposition of Christ (RETOUCH)