The Compassion of Christ between two angels
1490
56.0 x 116.0 cm
Sforza Castle
Ambrogio da Fossano, known as Bergognone, studied in Lombardy in the 1490s, in a cultural context marked by Vincenzo Foppa and by Flemish models, very popular in the Sforza court. From the Flemish, Bergognone learnt attention to detail, seen in the touches of light that reveal the materials and in the refined pictorial technique, based on the contrast between translucent pigments, for example between the red lacquer of the tunics of the two angels and the enamelled painting of the flesh tones.
ambrogio da fossano (ambrogio bergognone) (1453 – 1523)
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Sforza Castle (Milan, Italy)
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About this artwork
- Title: The Compassion of Christ between two angels
- Artist: ambrogio da fossano (ambrogio bergognone)
- Year: 1490
- Original dimensions: 56.0 x 116.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Sforza Castle
- Main color: Walnut
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow