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The Crucifixion
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Antoine CoypelFrench Artist · 1661–1722
All works by this person →Antoine Coypel always had grand ambition. His early influences included his father, French painter Noël Coypel, and Charles Le Brun. But as a young adult, his paintings and drawings more often reflected the influence of Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, emphasizing the interaction of colors to create the illusion of physical space. In this respect, Coypel's body of work is part of a critical trans
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- 1692
- Medium
- Red and black chalk with white gouache heightening
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Drawings
- Institution
- Getty Museum
>And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; the tombs also were opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised . >(Matthew 27: 51-52) Choosing to represent the dramatic moment Christ died on the cross, Antoine Coypel used strong contours, thick, parallel hatching, and judicious applications of white heightening to give this drawing power. His fluid white accents create the lightning implied in the biblical passage, providing a supernatural spotlight on the crosses and Christ's stricken followers.
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