Crucified Christ (Velázquez)
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| Christ crucified |
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| Diego Velázquez , around 1630 |
| Oil on canvas |
| 248 × 169 cm |
| Museo del Prado (Madrid) |
Crucified Christ ( Spanish Cristo crucificado ), also called Christ of San Plácido or San-Plácido-Crucifix , is an oil painting by Diego Velázquez . It was created between 1630 and 1632. It is one of the master's few religious subjects.
The painting has been hanging in the Museo del Prado in Madrid since 1829 .
Image description
Christ is shown at the moment when his head fell on his chest. Shortly before, he had uttered the words "It is done". His body is lifelike and depicted in full light. Christ wears the crown of thorns. Hair falls over the right half of the face. The head is surrounded by a glow of light. The white loincloth is tight and knotted once. The ends of the fabric cover the genitals. The legs are parallel. The body was nailed to the cross with four nails. The tablet is located above the crossbar. The background is kept dark. "No suffering, no painful contortions," said the FAZ.
genesis
The painting was probably made for the Benedictine convent of San Plácido in Madrid. The voter was commissioned by the State Secretary Jerónimo de Villanueva, the founder of the monastery and former fiancée of the first abbess. There is no information about the development. However, art historians locate the picture after Velázquez's first trip to Italy from 1629 to 1630.
Context, stylistic classification
Apparently, Velázquez followed the classic iconography of the 17th century. He strictly adhered to the rules of the Counter-Reformation imagery, which were promulgated and enforced in Spain by his teacher and father-in-law Francisco Pacheco . On behalf of and on behalf of the Inquisition , the imagery was strictly standardized. For example, it was prescribed to paint all four nails with which Christ is said to have been nailed to the cross. In this case, Velázquez even took over the composition largely from Pacheco, who had realized the subject three times.
There is a second crucifixion picture by Diego Velázquez, Cristo en la Cruz , created in 1631.
Change of ownership
The painting was one of the valuables that Manuel de Godoy had confiscated. His divorced wife, María Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga , 15th Countess of Chinchón, was the next owner. After her death in 1828, her brother-in-law, Joaquín José de Melgarejo, Prince of San Fernando de Quiroga inherited it. He gave the painting to the king, Ferdinand VII of Spain , who gave it to the Prado.
literature
- Martin Warnke : Velázquez. Form and reform. Cologne: Dumont 2005. ISBN 978-3-8321-7642-6
- José Lopez-Rey: Velázquez. Painter the painter. Catalog raisonné. 2 volumes. Cologne: Taschen, Wildenstein Inst. 1996. ISBN 3-8228-8723-4
- Jonathan Brown: Velazquez. Painter and Courtier New Haven, London 1986
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung : Velázquez als Erzieher , November 27, 2005.
- ↑ a b c University of Marburg : Diego Velázquez - Historical Background - Lifetime Achievement - The Religious Pictures , accessed on June 24, 2020
- ↑ Musel del Prado: Donaciones y legados , accessed June 24, 2020