The Disrobing of Christ
about 1577-1579 medium: oil on canvassize: 130 x 163 artist: Domenico Theotokopuli former owner: Gwendoline Davies National Museum, Cardiff NMWA 5 Gwendoline Davies Bequest 1952 Description from National Museum website: The primary version of The Disrobing of Christ is a full-length painting in Toledo Cathedral, dated 1577-79. The soldiers are about to strip Christ for the Crucifixion. Unusually, the incident is depicted at night, lit by a torch, with divine illumination descending from Heaven to Christ's head through a triangular gap in the clouds. |
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