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Deposition of Christ Bronzino, 1543
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Deposition of Christ

Bronzino · 1543

Why it's great

Friends carry Christ's body down from the cross, in a bright, smooth painting. Bronzino painted it in about 1543.

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📍 Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de BesançonBesançon, France

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About the artist

Bronzino

1503–1572 · born in Florence

Bronzino was a Florentine painter, born in 1503, who became the court painter of the Medici family. He is known for cool, elegant portraits with smooth skin, rich clothes and a proud look. He died in 1572.

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