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Tintoretto / Crucifixion

Crucifixion

1565 · Oil on canvas

MovementMMannerism
LocationVenice, Italy
Genrereligious art
Dimensions518 × 1224 cm

Why it matters

One of the most dramatic versions of the Crucifixion in Christian art, filling the wall of the Sala dell'Albergo in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco.

Did you know?

  • It is signed and dated 1565.
  • It is painted in oil on canvas.
  • Tintoretto painted several other Crucifixions in Venice.

Based on the Wikipedia article Crucifixion (Tintoretto) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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