Raffaello, deposizione borghese

The scene depicts the physical exertion of moving the dead Christ, with figures straining under his weight as they move toward a cave on the left. To the right, a secondary group shows the Virgin Mary collapsing in grief, supported by three holy women. The background features a detailed landscape leading to Mount Calvary, where the three crosses are still visible against a turbulent sky.

Commissioned as a memorial for Grifonetto Baglioni, the painting represents the High Renaissance transition toward a more dynamic and anatomically heroic style influenced by the humanist rediscovery of classical sculpture. It embodies the 'Compassio Mariae,' a theological concept where the Virgin's spiritual suffering mirrors the physical suffering of Christ, reflecting late medieval and early modern devotional practices.