Valenza Gradenigo before the Inquisition crowning The Crucifixtion

The Crucifixtion

The painting immediately became a huge success with critics and the public

Salus Populi Romani (Protectress of the Roman People) is a Roman Catholic title associated with the venerated image of the Virgin Mary in Rome

Pilot washing his hands and absolving himself for having condemned the Innocent

and meditative grief

Valenza Gradenigo before the Inquisition crowning The CrucifixtionThe moment of judgement depicted in gorgeous and moving detail. Francesco Hayez was an Italian painter, the leading artist of Romanticism in mid 19th century Milan, renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories and exceptionally fine portraits.