Deposition or Descent from the Cross
His masterpiece is generally considered to be the Deposition or Descent from the Cross altarpiece in the Pinacoteca Comunale di Volterra (initially painted for the Duomo). In contrast to the frozen grief of other depositions, this one appears as a hurried and complicated operation, while the figures below have simple and forceful expressions of quiet grief, with powerful expressions hinted at by hidden faces. The sky is somber. The three ladders and those carrying down Christ appear precarious. Christ himself is sallow. Contrast this frenetic, windswept scene with the equally complex, but more restrained composition on the same theme by the near contemporary Florentine Mannerist Pontormo.
COMMENTI
LE OPERE
Allegoria della salvezza con la Vergine e il Bambi
1521 | Olio su tavola | 119 x 161 cm.
Ritratto di Giova Uomo che legge una Lettera
1518 | Olio su legno | 66 x 85 cm.
Matrimonio della Vergine
1523 | Olio su tavola
Assunzione
1513 | Affresco
Madonna col Bambino
1522 | Olio su tavola | 75 x 111 cm.
Deposizione sulla croce
1521 | Olio su tavola | 196 x 375 cm.
Pietà
1537 | Olio su tavola | 159 x 125 cm.
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