The image depicts several figures in various positions, viewed from the waist up or in three-quarter view. One figure appears to be leaning forward, partially obscured by a column; their facial features are soft and not clearly defined, with long flowing hair. Other figures in the composition seem to be bending or kneeling, engaged in a dynamic scene. The attire visible includes draped garments with some having hues of red and green. No jewelry or objects are prominently displayed in their hands. The background is loosely defined, with architectural elements like columns and arches, rendered…
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The Mocking of Christ

Jacopo Bassano (Venetian, c. 1510 - 1592)

1568

Medium
colored chalks on blue laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 41.3 × 52.5 cm (16 1/4 × 20 11/16 in.)
Culture
Venetian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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