Jacopo Antonio Negretti, also called “Palma il Giovane” (1544/48 - 1628), Magdalena Treats Christ's Wound after the Demoction of the Cross

Magdalena Treats Christ's Wound after the Demoction of the Cross - Jacopo Antonio Negretti, also called “Palma il Giovane” (1544/48 – 1628). The small format picture shows the scenery in the dark, late evening lighting according to the biblical account. The body of Christ is depicted, surrounded by Mother Mary, Saint John, whose head appears behind Christ's shoulder, Joseph of Arimathea with a long beard and Mary Magdalene, who takes care of the side wound of Jesus with a cloth. In the background the Calvary with the crosses still erected with the two thieves and the city of Jerusalem. Despite the darkened colouring, the Mannerist colors are particularly evident in the light violet dress of the Magdalena. The hairstyle is immediately reminiscent of Venetian painting by Veronese and the young Tintoretto. The painter, called "Il Giovane" to distinguish him from his great-uncle Palma Vecchio, probably first studied with his father, practiced copying after Titian at the age of 16 and was soon discovered by the Duke della Rovere of Urbino. From 1570 in Venice, he was influenced by Tintoretto. The master is considered an important pioneer of the early Venetian Baroque. A sepia drawing by the artist “Beweeping Christ”, which is in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, shows a compositional relationship. Furthermore, the representation of the bearded old man here in the picture on the left is closely related to the "Portrait of the Sculptor Alessandro Vittoria" in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (around 1600/1605)
Dimensions:
25 x 19.3 cm
Medium:
Oil on copper