Kreuzabnahme des hl. Andreas,

um 1659/60

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

258,5 x 197 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Italienische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

154

Acquisition

1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Luca Giordano, Kreuzabnahme des hl. Andreas, um 1659/60, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/ApL8gAMxN2 (Last updated on 17.10.2023)

In his early creative period the painting of Jusepe de Ribera played an important role in Luca Giordano’s work. With virtuosity he imitated the style of the Spanish master, who worked primarily in Naples as well, which was characterised by a pronounced contrast between light and dark. Several of his works bear Ribera’s signature that Giordano probably added himself for the art market—as in the case of this moving depiction of St. Andrew. A soldier, shown from behind, takes the palely lit body of the apostle down from the cross.