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Dead Christ with Angels

painting by Rosso Fiorentino
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Dead Christ with Angels is a painting by Rosso Fiorentino, created around 1526. This artwork exemplifies Rosso Fiorentino's mature style, characterized by a sense of refined beauty and subdued emotion. The painting is a significant piece within the context of early Mannerism, a style that departed from the classical ideals of the High Renaissance. Rosso Fiorentino was an Italian painter and decorator, and a key figure in the development of the Fontainebleau school in France. His work, including Dead Christ with Angels, reflects influences from artists like Michelangelo and Raphael, as well as a departure from traditional artistic conventions towards a more expressive and emotionally charged aesthetic.1

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  1. Rosso Fiorentino
  2. The Entombment of Christ
  3. Isenheim Altarpiece
  4. Descent from the Cross

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