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Not a Christian myself, but I doubt any single day has inspired as much beautiful art as Good Friday. Here are some Renaissance favorites to brighten(?) your timeline.
Matthias Grunewald, The Isenheim Altarpiece (open) 1512-1516
Matthias Grunewald, The Isenheim Altarpiece (open) 1512-1516
Lots of incredible details in this piece, including some very expressive fingers, a lurking demon, and Saint Sebastian, the patron saint of plague victims. Appropriate!
Rogier van der Weyden, Deposition of Christ, 1435. A very challenging painting. Everything is distorted, nothing is true to "nature". Italian artists poo-poo& #39;ed it. Shows what they know.
Lastly, Raphael& #39;s Entombment (1507). There& #39;s so much to say about this one. It& #39;s the work that established Raphael as a superstar. Whereas Weyden& #39;s is intentionally static and suspended in grief, this one is surging with emotion.
Two fun details worth noting. The man on the left is the only figure without a halo, marking him as Nicodemus. A pharisee, he came to Christ slowly and with initial skepticism.
And below on that stump is Raphael& #39;s signature, which Christ appears to be pointing to. Humble!
And below on that stump is Raphael& #39;s signature, which Christ appears to be pointing to. Humble!
Maybe tomorrow I& #39;ll post some Harrowing of Hell stuff. Good Saturday was pretty good for art too.
