Today in the State Hermitage Museum exhibited the painting "Christ with crown of thorns" Giampietrino from a private collection

State Hermitage Museum,
2 October 2013 — 26 January 2014
St. Petersburg, the Old (Large) Hermitage, hal № 215

today at the State Hermitage Museum exhibited the painting "Christ with crown of thorns" private Giampietrino Sobranie@

Giampietrino — one of the most gifted disciples of Leonardo da Vinci worked in Milan since the late 1490's to the 1549 years. He specialized in the creation of mainly small chamber works, often repeated them, as they enjoyed great success with zakazchika@

Painting "Christ with crown of thorns" ("Behold the man") is dated 1540 mi years. The plot to which the artist treated more than once, — gospel line: "Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And he said to them, Pilate: behold the Man" (Jn 19,5).

the Composition of the painting is constructed with great skill: the harmony is felt in the contour of the figures, and in plasticity of gesture, and in the decorative decision of the folds of his cloak. Subtle chiaroscuro gently models the volume. With a massive figure of Christ, courageously bearing suffering, expressive contrasts fragile, graceful figure mournful Madonna@

Special interest of the paintings displayed in a temporary exhibition, that in the Hermitage there is a similar version of the song "Behold the Man" ("Christ with crown of thorns"), currently located in restavrazii@

In the State Hermitage Museum also houses paintings by Giampietrino: in the Hall of Leonardo da Vinci (№ 214) — "penitent Mary Magdalene", in the funds — "Madonna with child", "Christ with the symbol of the Trinity" and "St. John."

the author of the idea of the exhibition — Tatiana Kirillovna Kustodiev, leading researcher of the Department of Western European art of the State Hermitage, PhD iskusstvovedenija@

Источник: hermitagemuseum.org