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Christ carried to the Tomb

Sisto Badalocchio (1585–after 1621)

The National Gallery, London

Christ carried to the Tomb

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Christ’s body has been taken down from the Cross and is being carried on a shroud to his place of burial. His head rests limply on his shoulder; his pale, foreshortened body is the focus of a whole retinue of grieving figures, each expressing their sorrow in a different way.

This small picture is painted on copper, and the artist has exploited the material’s reflective properties by painting a night scene, contrasting the darkness of the cave with the flickering light provided by the flaming torch falling on the figures.

This picture was once attributed to Ludovico Carracci but is now thought to be by Sisto Badalocchio, and is closely related to a design by Annibale Carracci.

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Title

Christ carried to the Tomb

Date

after 1609

Medium

Oil on copper

Measurements

H 43.7 x W 33.6 cm

Accession number

NG86

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by Lt.-Col. J.H. Ollney, 1837

Work type

Painting

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Sisto Badalocchio

1585–after 1621

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