Cesare Veli (16th century). Lamentation on the deceased Christ

BORGO SAN LORENZO (pieve di San Lorenzo) – This work, of remarkable expressive quality, is the only known work (signed and dated) by the painter Cesare Veli, who executed it in 1591 on commission of the Cocchi family. The painting is clearly influenced by the late-mannerism style, for the sharp shapes and the shiny and cool colors, and also for references to the style of painting typical of northern Europe, but also derives from the important model that Bartolomeo had performed at the beginning of the sixteenth century (now preserved in the Gallery Palatina in Florence) and presents a sensible simplicity of composition that derives from the master of Veli, Santi di Tito.

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