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The Way to Calvary by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The Way to Calvary by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

This is the central of the three paintings dedicated to the Passion of Christ and located in the church of San Alvizier in Venice. Side pictures depict the scourging of Christ and the laying of a crown of thorns on His head.

The paintings were commissioned by the artist Alviz Komar, a representative of a very noble Venetian family. He bore the name of the saint, to whom the church of San Alvizé was dedicated, and therefore ordered a triptych for her. Three paintings for this church – the most ambitious and detailed scenes on the theme of the Passion of the Lord, ever written by Tiepolo.

Sir Michael Leigh, who published a book in 1986 about the artist’s work, wrote that they produce an “unforgettable impression on the viewer.” Some critics, however, believe that there is too much melodrama in them, which obscures the spiritual meaning of the depicted moment. However, no one can deny that the artist managed to create an unusually powerful and complex composition and to paint in every detail a severe procession slowly advancing towards the place of execution.

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