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Cleveland Museum of Art97170portraitLeandro Bassano (Italian, 1557–1623)c. 1580CC0cma sacred-art sacred art christ entombment angel baroque religious painting italian art renaissance red gold pale mourning death suffering composition drama tenebrism the dead angelsLeandro Bassano (Italian, 1557–1623) c. 1580 Italy, 16th century oil on canvas Painting European ReligiousSacred & Devotional
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The Dead Christ with Angels by Leandro Bassano (Italian, 1557–1623) (c. 1580). Holden Collection Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.806
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In this scene, two angels are shown attending to the body of Christ after his death. The artist, Leandro Bassano, came from a family of painters—both his father and grandfather were artists, as were his brothers, Francesco and Gerolamo. Leandro worked primarily in Francesco's studio in Venice, which he took over after his brother's death in 1592. Leandro is best known as a portrait painter, working in a style often compared with that of the great Venetian artist, Tintoretto. Other versions of this painting are in the collections of the Galleria Colonna in Rome and the Civic Museum in Bassano del Grappa, the artist's birthplace.
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a baroque painting depicts the lifeless body of christ being held by an angel, with another angel observing from above.
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