Kramskoi Mocking Christ Ivan Kramskoy (1837-1887)
Ivan Kramskoy – Kramskoi Mocking Christ
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Painter: Ivan Kramskoy
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Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoy was an excellent portrait painter, fond of genre painting, and was a successful critic. Before entering the Academy of Arts, located in the city of St. Petersburg, he was engaged in retouching photographs. Above the canvas "Laughter" the master worked for five years for 10-12 hours every day. The picture depicts a scene from the Gospel, relating to the Passion cycle. Christ is depicted after the trial carried out by the Fifth Procurator of Judea, the horseman Pontius Pilate.
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Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoy was an excellent portrait painter, fond of genre painting, and was a successful critic. Before entering the Academy of Arts, located in the city of St. Petersburg, he was engaged in retouching photographs.
Above the canvas "Laughter" the master worked for five years for 10-12 hours every day. The picture depicts a scene from the Gospel, relating to the Passion cycle. Christ is depicted after the trial carried out by the Fifth Procurator of Judea, the horseman Pontius Pilate. He is dressed as a mock king, beaten and mocked.
The painting carries the tragedy of a plebeian society that maintains a power devoid of morals and ethics. It is this society, when confronted with a man who is spiritual and developed, that is ready to destroy him in the most brutal way.
Jesus in this case appears as a kind of collective image of a man who for the sake of his holy principles is ready to do anything. The story presents the viewer with the problem of choice that every intelligent person faces in a society deprived of democracy and education.
The final size of the work is impressive: 4 by 5 meters. A large stone wall is depicted in the background. Standing on a small hill is Jesus, surrounded by a crowd of ignorant people. This way they can better see him suffering. Barefoot and immobile, it is as if he hears no scolding, feels no blows, and holds no grudge. His soul is higher than the contemptuous laughter of the raging crowd.
The artist was extremely saddened and burdensome by the difficult financial situation of his family. As a consequence, he was forced to continuously postpone work on the picture. Kramskoy took on portraits and still lifes in order to get at least some means to survive. However, over and over again, he returned to "The Laughter.
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