The Crucifixion  1627

by Francisco de Zurbarán

Beginning in the mid-sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church clarified and reaffirmed its doctrine and practices in an effort to combat the impact of the Protestant Reformation. This effort, known as the Counter-Reformation, recognized the educational and inspirational value of visual images and required artists to work in a style that favored clarity and dramatic fer...
Size: 
290.3 × 165.5 cm (114 5/16 × 65 3/16 in.)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago