Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Crucifixion
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Crucifixion
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Alternate Title:
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Christ on the Cross, with the Virgin Mary and Saint John Evangelist
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Image View:
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Detail, the base of the cross is juxtaposed with the womb of the swooning Virgin
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Creator:
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Paolo Veronese (Italian artist, 1528-1588)
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Location:
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repository: San Sebastiano (Venice, Veneto, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Campo di San Sebastiano, Rio di San Basilio
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GPS:
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+45.432+12.32
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Date:
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1581 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Renaissance; Sixteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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altarpiece
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Work Type 2:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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260 cm (height) x 125 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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New Testament; saints; Jesus Christ; John, the Apostle, Saint; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
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Description:
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The 16th-century Chiesa di San Sebastiano (Church of Saint Sebastian) is located in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice. Particularly notable for its cycle of paintings by the artist Paolo Veronese, the church also houses paintings by Tintoretto and Titian. This painting is located on the right wall, fourth altar. The composition places the base of the cross next to the womb of the swooning Virgin, marking her as the mother of the cross, the direct origin of the redemption path. (Source: Chorus (Associazione per le Chiese del Patriarcato di Venezia); http://www.chorusvenezia.org/en)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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6A1-TITIAN-SS-C-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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