Golgotha by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, John 19:38-42, Bible.Gallery

Golgotha by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, John 19:38-42, Bible.Gallery

Golgotha created approximately 1755 nad 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

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