Renato Guttuso: pictor diabolicus, “devilish painter”?

I was introduced to the work of Renato Guttuso back in 1996, when Whitechapel Gallery in London exhibited some of

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The Flagellation of Christ – τον δε Ιησουν φραγγελωσας

The flagellation of Christ is the beginning of the final turn to the End. But the End is not near

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Crucifixion II

I continue today with the second part of the Crucifixion paintings, from the 19th  to the 20th century. Paul Gauguin

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Crucifixion I

As Easter approaches, I want to share with you some of my favourite depictions of the drama of Christ. I

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