The Crucifixion is a tempera painting by Konstantinos Paleokapas. Paleokapas was a Greek painter from the island of Crete. He was active during the early part of the 1600s. Six of his works survived, four are signed. The Crucifixion is one of the most popular events in human history. The scene has been duplicated countless times. Many crucifixion paintings were created by painters from the island of Crete. Some painters included

El Greco Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos ( el, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El G ...

, Andreas Pavias,

Georgios Markazinis Georgios Markazinis ( el, Γεώργιος Μαρκαζίνης, ), also known as Georgius Margazinis or Margazinius, was a Greek painter from the island of Crete. His style is different from his contemporaries. He can be likened to Ioannis Perme ...

and

Ioannis Moskos Ioannis Moskos ( el, Ιωάννης Μόσκος; 1635-44 – 1721) was a Greek painter that migrated to Venice. Two other very famous painters with the name Moskos were active around the same period Elias Moskos and Leos Moskos. Leos Moskos ...

. Paleokapas created his own version of the popular subject. His crucifixion painting followed the prototype of many other paintings thematically. He added both the dice players and the resurrection of the dead. Andreas Pavias’s

The Crucifixion (Pavias) ''The Crucifixion'' is a tempera painting by Andreas Pavias, who was active in Crete during the second half of the 15th century and is considered part of the Cretan School. It is now in the National Gallery of Greece. The painting influenced coun ...

and Margkazinis’s

The Crucifixion (Margkazinis) The Crucifixion is a painting created by Georgio Markazini. Markazini was a Greek painter from the island of Crete. He migrated to Venice. He was active during the middle part of the 17th century. Two of the painter's works survived. The cru ...

both feature the popular pictorial representation of Mathews gospel. Paleokapas’s Crucifixion is located at the

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in Crete.

Description

The painting is egg tempera and gold leaf on wood. The height is 117 cm (46 in) and Width is 73 cm (28.7 in). The three crosses and their orientation escape Andreas Pavias’s turned around impenitent thief. Both Theophanes the Cretan and

Emmanuel Lambardos Emmanuel Lampardos ( el, Εμμανουήλ Λαμπάρδος, 1567 –1631), also known as Emmanouil Lampardos and Manolitzis. He was a Cretan Renaissance painter. Emmanuel and his nephew Emmanuel Lampardos have been very difficult to dis ...

followed Pavias’s technique. Pavias led an artistic following with his unique depiction of the impenitent thief. Paleokapas’s Crucifixion is one of the simplest versions of the Cretan School. It follows the traditional prototype. Jerusalem is in the background. The dead are rising right behind the crosses. The impenitent thief is to Jesus’s left and the penitent thief is to his right. A soldier is breaking the legs of the impenitent thief. Another soldier is about to kill Jesus with the sphere of destiny. The Virgin Mary is very sad she is embraced by

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...

. To the right of the cross John the Evangelist is present. A similar figure was painted in Margkazini’s Crucifixion behind the crosses. The figures' clothing and uniforms were influenced by a mixture of Venetian prototypes and 1st century standards. In the foreground, a man is trying to grab the attention of the gambling trio. Two angels appear above the cross. The cross also features a Greek inscription.

Gallery

File:Crucifixion by I.Moskos (1711).jpg, Crucifixion Moskos File:Crucifixion by G.Margkazinis (17th c.).jpg, Crucifixion Markazinis File:The Crucifixion-Andreas Pavias.jpg, Crucifixion Pavias

References

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