Christ before Caiaphas
1525
unspecified
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
About the artist
Artist
Paolo da Caylina il Giovane
Paolo da Caylina il Giovane (1485–1545) was an artist, born in Brescia.
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unspecified
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Dominant colour
Christ before Caiaphas is a 1525 unspecified by Paolo da Caylina il Giovane, held at Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
This painting shows a group of people gathered around a man sitting on a raised platform. He wears a long white robe and a white head covering, and he points to another man in front of him. The other people are dressed in various robes and armor, and some of them look at the man on the platform with concern. The scene is set in a room with a tiled floor and a doorway in the background. The colors are muted, with shades of gray and brown dominating the palette. The overall mood of the painting is one of tension and drama. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume in the scene, drawing the viewer's eye to the central figures. If you're interested in learning more about this technique, you might want to look up chiaroscuro.
Paolo da Caylina il Giovane (1485–1545) was an artist, born in Brescia.
See the richer artist page
