Raphael, Deposition Baglioni
1507Paintings sorted by Historical period | Painter | Subject matter | Pigments used
Overview
Medium: Oil
Support: Wood
Size: 179 x 174 cm
Art period: High Renaissance
Borghese Gallery Rome
Painting
The painting is also known as the Pala Baglione or Borghese Entombment
It was commissioned by Atalanta Baglioni of Perugia in memory of her son, Grifonetto Baglioni, who was killed during a conspiracy within the Baglioni family.
Pigment Analysis
Pigment Analysis
This pigment analysis is based on the work of the scientists at the University of Perugia and the Institute of Scientific Techniques for New Materials and New Technologies in Rome (1).
1 Blue draperies: Underlayer of azurite and lead white overpainted with natural ultramarine.
2 Magdalen’s red drapery: carmine (kermes)
3 Grifonetto’s red robe and footwear: vermilion overpainted with madder lake
4 Yellow footwear of the man behind Christ: lead-tin yellow probably overpainted by a stil de grain (buckthorn) lake.
References
(1) Costanza Miliani et al. The Deposizione Baglioni (1507), Non-Invasive Study of Raphael’s Palette by Complementary Molecular Spectroscopic Techniques from X-Rays to the Near-Infrared, Conference: Proceedings of the Workshop “Raphael Painting Technique: Working Practice before Rome”, Volume: Quaderni di Kermes 107-112
Pigments Used in This Painting
Resources
See the collection of online and offline resources such as books, articles, videos, and websites on Raphael in the section ‘Resources on Painters‘
PowerPoint Presentations
Painter in Context: Raphael
A richly illustrated presentation on the Italian Renaissance painter Raphael Santi containing information on painting technique, pigments employed, and important written and online resources.
Number of slides: 16
Formats included in the download: PowerPoint Screen Presentation (ppsx) and pdf
Videos
Video: 'Raphael "Deposition of Christ" Composition Analysis' by Jimmy Miracle
Video: 'Raphael, Deposition of Christ' by Luigi Manfredi
Video: 'Raphael, Deposition of Christ' by poonuood11
Publications and Websites
Publications
(1) Costanza Miliani et al. The Deposizione Baglioni (1507), Non-Invasive Study of Raphael’s Palette by Complementary Molecular Spectroscopic Techniques from X-Rays to the Near-Infrared, Conference: Proceedings of the Workshop “Raphael Painting Technique: Working Practice before Rome”, Volume: Quaderni di Kermes 107-112
Websites
Studying Raphael, Raphael Research Resource, National Gallery London.
