Het sacrament van de eucharistie 1712 - 1786

Giovanni Marco Pitteri created this print, "Het sacrament van de eucharistie", using a monochrome palette that emphasizes the solemnity of the scene. Light and shadow play across the figures, structured in a pyramidal composition that directs our gaze to the central act of communion. The artist's delicate lines and tonal gradations articulate the textures of the ecclesiastical robes and the reverent postures of the participants. This attention to form invites us to consider how the ritual is constructed through spatial arrangement and gesture, turning religious ceremony into visual narrative. Pitteri employs a semiotic system where each element—the kneeling figure, the offering of the sacrament, and the architectural backdrop—functions as a signifier of faith and divine encounter. These structured elements allow us to reflect on how symbols and forms in art create a complex visual language.