In this picture, Vittore Carpaccio turned to the particularly worried Venetian painters of the time the theme of mystical experience. The artist portrayed the dead, with his pierced hands, feet and wound in the side of Christ, the suffering of which meditate the saints Jerome and Job.
Jerome sits, immersed in himself, pressing his hand to his chest, Job argues out loud, putting his foot on his foot and gesticulating. In these characters, their living poses, you can see the skill of Carpaccio, who created multi-figured canvases filled with the movement of various actors.
“Reflection on the passions of Christ” bears the influence of Andrea Mantegna, which is expressed in a dry and clear letter, an abundance of stone, ascetic externally and powerful internal characters. But in this work, the influence of the Venetian Giovanni Bellini with his love for the contemplative state and the complex symbolism of the paintings is also noticeable. And the work of Carpaccio is filled with symbols. The dilapidated throne of Christ, the stony mountains on the left, the dry tree, the skull and bones remind us of the futility of earthly life.
They are opposed to the fertile valley and green trees, as well as the bird flying up above the throne – the symbol of the Resurrection. From the marble pedestal on which two books lie, one of which is uncovered, the rosary is hung – a symbol of prayer, reminiscent of how a person can be saved.
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