Deposition

Baldassarre Carrari painted this Deposition around 1505 for the Pinacoteca Civica di Forlì. Carrari was a Romagnol painter active in Forlì and Ravenna who worked in the shadow of the more celebrated Palmezzano, producing altarpieces and devotional panels for local churches in the regional style Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient craftsmanship It is now held at the Pinacoteca, a major Italian public collection

The Deposition scene demonstrates the clear drawing and solid figure modeling of the Romagnol school, with Carrari's competent handling of the complex multi-figure composition that this emotionally charged subject demands.