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Portrait of Caterina Balbi Durazzo
Crucified Christ
Charity of St. Lawrence
Sibyl Samia
application
Rape of Proserpina
Bacchus
Fight between Perseus and Phineus
Dead Christ mourned by two angels
Portrait of Giovanni Luca Durazzo
Rape of Proserpina
Adonis
Christ at the column
Dionysus
Bust of Flora
Jupiter and Astrea
The torture of Prometheus
The Triumph of Bacchus
The fame of the Balbi
Putties
Putties
Become a danzanti
Secretary
Mantel clock
The impiety of Niobe
Consol
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Dead Christ mourned by two angels

Gherardo delle Notti

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Royal Palace Museum

Royal Palace Museum

Via Balbi, 10, Genoa

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The unusual subject of Christ weeping by angels, although it does not appear in biblical texts, is part of the devotional tradition of the Pietà. Generally there are two angels and they support the body of Jesus, presenting it to the observer, or, as in this case, they leave it at the center of the composition, crying heartily. The scene is nocturnal, the place is the tomb of the Nazarene. Here the candlelight dominates the whole composition, striking with vigor the neck and chest of the angel on the right and flowing more softly on the abdomen of Jesus, fading and warming at the same time in the funds, with a natural rendering of both the anatomical details and the drapery in the foreground. The painting shows unmistakable signs of the style of Gerrit von Honthorst, who at the beginning of his career visited Rome, where he met the works of Italian masters and especially those of Caravaggio.
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Title: Dead Christ mourned by two angels

Author: Gherardo delle Notti

Date: 1612-1613

Technique: Oil painting on canvas

Displayed in: Royal Palace Museum

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