The Resurrection | |
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Artist | Cecco del Caravaggio |
Year | 1619–20[1] |
Medium | Oil on canvas[1] |
Dimensions | 339.1 cm × 199.5 cm (133.5 in × 78.5 in)[1] |
Location | Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States |
The Resurrection by Cecco del Caravaggio, the Italian Baroque painter, is the only painting known for certain to be his.[1] It was commissioned in 1619 by Piero Guicciardini, the Tuscan ambassador to Rome. Through the use of alternate strong lights and deep shadows the chiaroscuro highlights the vividness of the dramatic scene. One of Cecco's most notable works, the painting is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.[2]