The Crucifixion
1692
- Medium
- Red and black chalk with white gouache heightening
- Dimensions
- 40.5 × 58.1 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-208729
>And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; the tombs also were opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised . >(Matthew 27: 51-52) Choosing to represent the dramatic moment Christ died on the cross, Antoine Coypel used strong contours, thick, parallel hatching, and judicious applications of white heightening to give this drawing power. His fluid white accents create the lightning implied in the biblical passage, providing a supernatural spotlight on the crosses and Christ's stricken followers.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- 1692 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — drawings
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