Giovanni Battista Castello
The Crucifixion
Artwork Detail
Castello was influenced by the villa decorations of Luca Cambiaso in Genoa, as well as by Raphael and Giulio Romano. Although much of Castello's work was centred on architectural decoration on a very grand scale, he also produced intimate votive works such as The Crucifixion, which reflects Counter-Reformation teaching which stressed the suffering of Christ and his followers in a manner designed to touch the spectator's emotions.
- Title
- The Crucifixion
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 1609
- Medium
- tempera on paper
- Dimensions
- 593 x 468 x 46 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Moss Davis, 1927
- Accession no
- 1927/2/2
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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