Artwork
The risen Christ
The risen Christ is a paint painting by Marco Palmezzano. It dates from 1525 and is held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
About this work
Overview
Created in 1525, *The Risen Christ* is a painted panel by Marco Palmezzano, a painter and architect linked to the Forlì school in Italy. The work depicts a solitary figure before a towering cross and is part of the religious painting tradition. It is currently displayed in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.
Subject & Meaning
The composition presents a barefoot man clothed only in a simple loincloth, his head crowned with thorns, standing before a large cross. His right hand is raised in a gesture that can be read as a blessing or greeting, while his calm expression and relaxed posture convey a sense of serene triumph and contemplative reflection on the resurrection.
Technique & Style
Palmezzano employs a muted palette dominated by browns and grays, rendering the figure and landscape with soft modeling and restrained chiaroscuro. The background features a distant, lightly detailed landscape of trees and hills, a nod to Northern Renaissance influences that Palmazzano absorbed while working in the late‑15th and early‑16th centuries.
History & Provenance
The painting remained in the Italian artistic milieu of Forlì before entering the collection of the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, where it is now exhibited. Its provenance reflects the broader movement of Renaissance works into Northern European museums during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Artist & collection
Artist
Marco Palmezzano (1460–1539) was an Italian painter and architect, belonging to the Forlì painting school, who painted in a style recalling earlier Northern Renaissance models. He was mostly active near Forlì.
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