Echoes of Golgotha

In The Crucifixion, after Mantegna (ca. 1861), Edgar Degas reinterprets Andrea Mantegna’s Renaissance vision through a 19th-century lens. This early oil on canvas captures the solemnity of Calvary with stark realism and emotional restraint. The Slow Art format accentuates the painting’s austere composition and subdued palette, inviting viewers to contemplate the silent anguish and spiritual gravity of the scene. Degas’s homage transcends mere replication, offering a meditative space where past and present converge in a shared reflection on suffering and redemption. This work can be seen at [The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/845315]