Artwork
Calvary
Calvary is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1550 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Calvary is an image created around 1550 by a 16th-century artist, now held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts the crucifixion of a central figure surrounded by soldiers in armor and robes, with a woman in a red-and-gold dress kneeling in the foreground. The scene is populated by various figures reacting to the event.
Technique & Style
The use of chiaroscuro, a strong contrast between light and dark, highlights the faces and hands of the figures, creating a dramatic effect against a dark background.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
