The Mocking of Christ
1560–1635
Medium
Black chalk, brush and brown ink, gray and white oil paint, on blue paper; squared in black chalk
Dimensions
9-5/16 x 16 in. (23.7 x 40.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1994
Accession Number
1994.266
Tags
Art Historical Context
Domenico Tintoretto’s *The Mocking of Christ* captures a poignant moment from the Passion narrative, in which Christ endures ridicule and physical torment at the hands of his captors. Created by the Venetian artist (1560–1635), son of the celebrated Jacopo Tintoretto, the drawing reflects the dramatic storytelling central to late Renaissance Venetian art. The composition centers on Christ’s resigned figure amid a cluster of gesturing men, inviting viewers to contemplate both suffering and spiritual endurance. Executed in an inventive mixed technique—black chalk, brush and brown ink, with gray...
About the Artist
Domenico Tintoretto
Son and assistant of the famous Venetian painter, Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto. He is known primarily as a portrait painter, although Domenico executed other subjects as well. Comment on works: religious, mythology, Portraits