1650
unspecified
From the collection of Art museum of Craiova
Christ pe cruce is a 1650 unspecified by Gillis Mostaert, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Art museum of Craiova.
This painting shows a man nailed to a wooden cross, arms spread wide. His skin looks pale, and he’s wrapped in a light cloth around his waist. Below him, a skull lies on the ground. Two people stand near the cross—one in a blue-green robe pointing upward, the other in orange, hands pressed together as if praying. Above the man’s head, a sign reads "INRI," and two faint figures hover in the sky. The artist used soft shadows to make the figures stand out against the dim background. The colors are muted, but the robes and skin glow slightly compared to the rest. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works.
Gillis Mostaert the Elder (27 or 28 November 1528 – 28 December 1598) was a Flemish Renaissance painter and draughtsman active in Antwerp in the second half of the 16th century.
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