Deposition
around 1728 | Francesco Solimena
During the period of Austrian rule in Naples (1707–34) Prince Eugene of Savoy commissioned the leading Neapolitan painter of the day, Francesco Solimena, to create several pictures, among them the altarpiece for the chapel of his hunting lodge Schlosshof at the edge of the Marchfeld east of Vienna. Despite the liveliness of the many figures, Solimena was always able to give his compositions a solid structure, based on selfassured accents in the coloration and an organisation of the composition with decorative contrasts between light and dark, giving the bodies strong plasticity.
During the period of Austrian rule in Naples (1707–34) Prince Eugene of Savoy commissioned the leading Neapolitan painter of the day, Francesco Solimena, to create several pictures, among them the altarpiece for the chapel of his hunting lodge Schlosshof at the edge of the Marchfeld east of Vienna. Despite the liveliness of the many figures, Solimena was always able to give his compositions a solid structure, based on selfassured accents in the coloration and an organisation of the composition with decorative contrasts between light and dark, giving the bodies strong plasticity.
Artist:
Francesco Solimena (1657 Canale di Serino - 1747 Barra bei Neapel) DNB
Time:
around 1728
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Neapolitan
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
398 x 223 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 3507
Provenance
painted by order of Prince Eugene of Savoy for the chapel of Schlosshof; delivery 1729
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