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This is a large-scale study for the Calvary – the climactic element of the artist’s monumental trilogy on the passion of Christ. Munkácsy has used dramatic lighting to give the Crucifixion maximum impact. Tintoretto’s famous Passion series in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice (1565) probably influenced the trilogy. While working on the Crucifixion, Munkácsy had himself suspended from a crucifix, apparently in order to identify with Christ’s suffering.
Title
Calvary
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 117 x W 170 cm
Accession number
BATVG : P : 1919.2
Acquisition method
gift from Mrs Mary English, 1919
Work type
Painting
