Christ Nailed to the Cross
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Luca Cambiaso
(Moneglia, Italy, 1527–El Escorial, Spain, 1585)
NationalityItalian, Europe
Dateearly 1580s
MediumPen and brown ink and wash on antique laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/4 × 11 5/8 in. (21 × 29.6 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Suida-Manning Collection, 2017.960
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Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2017.960
On View
Not on viewThis comes from a series of variations of the theme. They derive solely from the artist's imagination, not established iconography. From as far back as the Sibyls, Cambiaso has taken certain themes as an opportunity to express his virtuosity. At this last stage, with the cubic module reasserted and any material appeal suppressed, the virtuosity turned to invention alone, like a Jesuit's meditations on the life of Christ.
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