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Dead Christ Supported by Two Angels
by Giovanni Bellini, 1465
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- Year
- 1465
- Medium
- tempera
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Italian artist Giovanni Bellini painted this image of Christ's body held upright by two angels around 1465. The tempera technique creates soft, luminous colors.
This devotional format was meant to inspire meditation on Christ's sacrifice. The work is at the Museo Correr in Venice.
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About Dead Christ Supported by Two Angels
You can see it at Museo Correr, Venice in Venice, Italy. This tempera work is part of their permanent collection. Giovanni Bellini created it around 1465.
Giovanni Bellini, the great Venetian painter This work dates to 1465 You can see it at Museo Correr, Venice. The tempera technique creates soft, luminous colors.
Bellini pioneered the use of oil glazes in Venetian painting, creating rich, glowing colors that seem to emit light from within. This technique transformed how Venetian artists handled color and atmosphere.
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