Artwork
El Expolio de Cristo
El Expolio de Cristo is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo. It dates from 1772 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
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Subject & Meaning
The painting’s title, El Expolio de Cristo, indicates that it depicts the moment when Christ is stripped of his garments before the crucifixion. The composition includes a combat helmet and a hammer among the objects shown, as noted in the work’s description. These elements are the only specific details provided about the subject and its iconography.
Technique & Style
The painting is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado, having previously been associated with the Museo de la Trinidad [2].
El Expolio de Cristo is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for Venetian painting of the period [1][2]. The work measures 124.5 cm in height by 144.5 cm in width, giving it a slightly wider-than-tall format suited to a multi-figure narrative composition [2]. Among the objects depicted within the scene are a combat helmet and a hammer, rendered with attention to material differentiation typical of the artist's handling [2].
The painting is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado, having previously been associated with the Museo de la Trinidad [2].
No specific information regarding surface condition, conservation history, or particular stylistic handling, such as brushwork, palette, or chromatic approach, is documented in the available sources.
History & Provenance
El Expolio de Cristo is an oil-on-canvas painting created by the Italian artist Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo in 1772. The work measures 124.5 cm in height and 144.5 cm in width. Its creation history is anchored to the specific inception date of January 1, 1772.
Regarding ownership and location, the painting is currently held by the Museo del Prado in Madrid. It was previously associated with the Museo de la Trinidad, indicating a transfer within the Spanish national museum system. The work depicts a scene involving a combat helmet and a hammer, though the specific commission details or the original patron who requested the piece are not detailed in the available records.
El Expolio de Cristo, painted by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo in 1772, is held in the Museo del Prado. According to its collection record, the work is also associated with the Museo de la Trinidad, indicating it was transferred from that institution to the Prado, where it is currently located. The painting is executed in oil on canvas.
No specific exhibition history beyond its current placement at the Museo del Prado is documented in the available sources.
Overview
El Expolio de Cristo is a 1772 oil painting by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, a Rococo artist and son of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
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Artist
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (August 30, 1727 – March 3, 1804) was an Italian painter and printmaker in etching. He was the son of artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and elder brother of Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo.
