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Lamentation over the Body of Christ

late 1500s–early 1600s

Giuseppe Scolari

(Italian)
Culture
Italy, 16th century
Medium
woodcut
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1982.170
Catalogue raisonné
Passavant 37b
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Venice was an important center for the production of woodcuts during the 1500s. Titian (1488-1576), the celebrated Venetian painter, exerted tremendous influence on the graphic arts. His vibrant, monumental woodcut designs inspired generations of artists, including Giuseppe Scolari, who is known today only through a handful of woodcuts. The dramatic composition and the bold linear treatment are characteristic of Scolari's style.
A horizontal woodcut in black ink depicts Christ, a man with a light skin tone, beard, and wavy hair, lying in the foreground with wounds and a rayed halo. Shaded with dense hatching, he wears a loincloth near a crown of thorns. A figure in voluminous hooded robes leans over him from our left. Three crosses stand on a distant hill and a large tree trunk sits against a rising sun.

Lamentation over the Body of Christ

late 1500s–early 1600s

Giuseppe Scolari

(Italian)
Italy, 16th century

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