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How did Tintoretto use light and color in the Crucifixion at San Rocco?
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Tintoretto
Last Supper, oil painting by Tintoretto, 1594; in the church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice. 3.5 Ć 5.6 metres.
In his 1565 masterpiece, the Crucifixion located in the Sala dellāAlbergo of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Tintoretto employed a specific approach to light and color to heighten the emotional intensity of the scene.
He utilized a "livid light" that centers on Christ. This light serves to mute the painting's colors, which in turn invests the entire composition with significant dramatic power.1