1859
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Museum of Western Art
Christ Carried Down to the Tomb is a 1859 oil by Eugène Delacroix, a French Romanticism work, held at National Museum of Western Art.
This painting shows a group of people carrying a body, wrapped in white, down some steps. The body is being held by several men, while a woman in the foreground looks on, holding a torch. The scene is set against a dark background, with the only light coming from the torch and the white wrapping around the body. The painting is done in oil paint, and the artist has used chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth and contrast between light and dark. The brushstrokes are visible, giving the painting a textured look. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, you might want to look up the technique next.
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -KRWAH; French: ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.
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