Veronese, Christ Bearing the Cross

ca 1571

Paintings sorted by     Historical period   |   Painter   |  Subject matter   |  Pigments used

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Red robes
Carmine (Cochenille), vermilion, lead-tin yellow

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Grey rope
Azurite, lead white, quartz

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Red robe of Christ
Red Lake (cochenille?)

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Orange-yellow robe
Orpiment, realgar, lead-tin yellow, yellow ochre, vermilion

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Yellow robe
Lead-tin yellow II

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Green robe
Verdigris, lead white

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Mary’s blue cloak
Smalt, natural ultramarine, azurite, lead white

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White robe
Lead white

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Pigment analysis of the painting by Veronese, Christ Bearing the Cross.
Source: Christine Follmann, Marlies Giebe, Andreas Henning (Eds), Veronese: Der Cuccina Zyklus, Sandstein Verlag Dresden, 2018. 200 p.

Overview

Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas
Size: 166 x 414 cm

Veronese-christ-bearing-the-cross

Overview

Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas
Size: 166 x 414 cm

Videos

Video: 'Veronese: Der Cuccina-Zyklus. Das restaurierte Meisterwerk' by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Video: 'Paolo Veronese: A collection of 448 paintings (HD)' by LearnFromMasters

Publications and Websites

Publications

Christine Follmann, Marlies Giebe, Andreas Henning (Eds), Veronese: Der Cuccina Zyklus, Sandstein Verlag Dresden, 2018. 200 p.

Websites

Veronese: the Cuccina Cycle. The restored masterpiece, website of the Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden.

Paintings by Veronese at ColourLex