Spanish school; end of the XVI century.

Spanish school; late sixteenth century.
"Christ crucified".
Oil on pine board.
Presents restorations.
Measurements: 37 x 22 cm; 44 x 28 cm (frame).
This oil on panel, belonging to the Spanish school of the late sixteenth century, represents with sobriety and recollection the figure of Christ crucified. The composition focuses exclusively on the image of the cross, arranged in three quarters, without the presence of other narrative elements or landscapes, which reinforces the devotional intensity of the scene. The neutral background, absent of details, contributes to visually isolate the figure of the Crucified, accentuating his physical and spiritual presence.
Christ is nailed with three nails, in accordance with traditional late medieval and Renaissance iconography, with the body slightly turned and the eyes closed, indicating the moment immediately after death. The representation, although austere, transmits a great emotional charge through the contained anatomical modeling and the sober treatment of the cloth of purity, which falls in discreet folds. The chromatic palette is restricted, dominated by earth tones, ochre and pale flesh, in coherence with the counter-reformist visual language that sought the direct contemplation of the redeeming mystery, without elements that would distract the attention.
This type of representation, direct and without artifice, was widespread in Spain at the end of the 16th century, linked to both monastic commissions and domestic devotion.