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Saint Jerome in the desert
Apollo and Marsyas
Adoration of the Child with San Bernardino - the Eternal Father blessing
San Sebastiano curated by Irene
The Madonna and Child, San Giovannino and Santa Scolastica
Peasant playing the lute
The Crucifixion
Sant'Andrea
Santa Cecilia
Neptune receives tulip bulbs from Earth
Rinaldo and Armida
Allegory of the Good Government
St. Peter and St. Paul. Stories from their life

The Crucifixion

Girolamo Sellari, detto Girolamo da Carpi

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BPER Banca Gallery

BPER Banca Gallery

Via Scudari 9, Modena

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Apex of the painter's mature production, the canvas returns a dramatic image of Calvary, in which the bodies of Christ and the robbers are illuminated by a strong light that pierces the stormy sky. The painting combines memories from Giulio Romano, with derivations from the Nordic world, evident above all in the brawl of the soldiers who dispute the robes of Christ at the foot of the cross, a scene taken from a famous engraving by Luca di Leyda. These pieces of brutal realism are counterpointed by others of refined elegance, such as the composed and very noble lamentation of the mourners on the left, juxtaposed with a frieze as in a classical bas-relief. The restless conduction of the brushstroke that lights up with flashes in the landscape on the background and juts out with plastic evidence the figures in the foreground reveals the now strongly anti-classical propensities that nourish the artist's language in mature years. It is clear that, after the attention paid to Raphael and Parmigianino, the Ferrara painter is looking for other models to refer to in order to express his strongly pathetic imagination and the anguished feeling of religiosity.
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Title: The Crucifixion

Author: Girolamo Sellari, detto Girolamo da Carpi

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Technique: Oil painting on canvas

Displayed in: BPER Banca Gallery

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