The Dead Christ by Vittore Carpaccio

The Dead Christ by Vittore Carpaccio

Picture of Vittore Carpaccio “The Dead Christ”. The size of the painting is 145 x 185 cm, canvas, tempera. The shed body of Jesus Christ on a bench covered with a white canvas and immersed in the sorrow of the figures of people who are located at a distance.

The image of Christ, of course, is allegorical. The artist adds withered plants, scattered bones and skulls, destroyed buildings, against the background of the gray disturbing landscape, intensifying the psychological perception that with the death of Christ confusion and grief has entered not only into the souls, but also into the lives of the bitterly-believing Christians.

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