The Crucifixion 1556

"The Crucifixion" is a powerful engraving created by Italian Renaissance artist Giuseppe Salviati in 1556. This piece, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, depicts the harrowing scene of Christ's crucifixion with an emphasis on the emotional impact of the event. The figures of Mary, a grieving woman, and a distraught apostle are rendered with dramatic detail, echoing the immense sorrow of Christ's death. Salviati's masterful use of line and shadow creates a sense of depth and pathos, capturing the solemnity of the subject and the weight of the moment.