Golgotha by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, John 19:38-42, Bible.Gallery
Golgotha is a oil on canvas painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770), created in c. 1755. Measuring 80 × 75 cm, it depicts the biblical scene from John 19:38-42. This painting is housed at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museumpark 18-20, Rotterdam.
Golgotha created
approximately
1755
and was completed in 1755
Its dimension is 80cm wide and
75cm high
and it was drawn with oil on canvas style.
Artwork Description
Christ is still on his cross when the two criminals are taken down from theirs. In the foreground Mary has fainted. John the Evangelist, dressed in green, looks up to his dead master.
A group of men with a ladder approach. The first is Nicodemus, who had permission from Pilate to take away Christ's body.
Artist : Giovanni Battista Tiepolo