Christ Carrying the Cross (Raffael)

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Christ Carrying the Cross (Raffael)
Christ carrying the cross
Raphael , 1514-1517
Oil on wood, transferred to canvas
318 × 229 cm
Museo del Prado

The Calvary ( " Lo Spasimo di Sicilia "), today in the Museo del Prado in Madrid is a created around 1514-1517 painting by Raphael and his workshop to Calvary . Originally painted in oil on wood, it was transferred to canvas in the early 19th century.

history

On behalf of Giacomo Basilico, Raffael painted the picture for the church of the Olivetan monastery of Santa Maria dello Spasimo in Palermo .

literature

  • Konrad Oberhuber : Raffael. The painterly work. Prestel, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-7913-2237-0
  • Martin F. Mäntele: The gestures in the painting and drawing work of Raffael , Diss. 2010, to the digitized
  • Jürg Meyer zur Capellen: Raffael. Paperback, Beck Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-406-60091-3
  • Jürg Meyer zur Capellen: Raphael - A Critical Catalog of his Paintings. Arcos Verlag, Landshut
  • Pierluigi De Vecchi: Raphael. Hirmer Verlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7774-9500-X
  • Eva-Bettina Krems: Raphael's Roman Altarpieces. Context, iconography, narrative concept. De Madonna del Pesce and Lo Spasimo di Sicilia. Munich, 2002, ISBN 978-3-932965-67-8
  • John Shearman: Raphael in Early Modern Sources 1483-1602. 2 volumes, Yale University Press, New Haven / London 2003, ISBN 0-300-09918-5 (English)
  • James H. Beck: Raffael. DuMont, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-8321-7336-6
  • Christof Thoenes: Raffael. 1483-1520. Taschen-Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-8228-2201-9

Web links

Commons : Santa Maria dello Spasimo (Palermo)  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files