Illumination of the Holy Cross in St. Peter's
Every year on Good Friday – two days before Easter – a Holy Cross illuminated by 628 candles was hung over the nave of St Peter’s Basilica. Desprez chose an unexpected viewpoint, with the monumental pillar in the foreground and a spectacular <chiaroscuro> effect. He thus achieved this dream-like vision of the cross seemingly floating in the church’s cavernous space.
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Illumination of the Holy Cross in St. Peter's
Every year on Good Friday – two days before Easter – a Holy Cross illuminated by 628 candles was hung over the nave of St Peter’s Basilica. Desprez chose an unexpected viewpoint, with the monumental pillar in the foreground and a spectacular <chiaroscuro> effect. He thus achieved this dream-like vision of the cross seemingly floating in the church’s cavernous space.
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Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller-Fonds
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Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
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Elk jaar op Goede Vrijdag, twe ...... de enorme ruimte van de kerk.
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Every year on Good Friday – tw ...... the church’s cavernous space.
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RP-P-1968-20
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Rijksmuseum
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De verlichting van het kruis in de Sint-Pieter in Rome
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Illumination of the Holy Cross in St. Peter's
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1768 - 1804
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1768 - 1804
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blad breedte 468 mm
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blad hoogte 676 mm
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height 676 mm
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width 468 mm
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Collectie: prenten
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Collection: prints
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