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Original fileA group of figures struggles with the weight of Christ's lifeless body, which is supported by a white shroud. To the right, a cluster of women supports the Virgin Mary as she swoons from grief. In the distant landscape, the three crosses of Golgotha are visible against a bright, expansive sky.
This composition represents the High Renaissance transition toward dramatic movement and anatomical complexity, often interpreted through the Neoplatonic lens of the human body as a vessel for divine grace. The original work was a commemorative 'votive' piece for Atalanta Baglioni, linking religious narrative to the Renaissance practice of processing personal trauma through sacred archetypes.
Marsilio Ficino
Ficino's Neoplatonic theories regarding the divine spark within the human form and the beauty of the body as a reflection of the soul influenced the aesthetic priorities of Raphael's Roman period.
Object
Oil on panel
religious
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