1596
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Passion: The Entombment is a 1596 by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, depicting Lamentation of Christ, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows a scene of Jesus being laid in a tomb. It's a somber moment from the Bible. The artist used dramatic lighting to emphasize the sadness of the scene, which is a common way to draw the viewer's attention to what's happening. This kind of lighting can be very effective in creating mood. The way the light falls on the faces of the people in the painting adds to the emotional feeling of the scene. You can see more examples of dramatic lighting by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.
Hendrick Goltzius (German: , Dutch: ; né Goltz; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter.
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