DEPOSITION – Ortolano 1515
Art historians have been able to date the present work, exposed in the Borghese Gallery, by comparing its subject matter with that of Ortolano’s Deposition, now in the Galleria di Capodimonte in Naples: in both paintings the figure of St Christopher is crossing the river in the left background, and three crosses can be seen on the right.
The comparison with the Naples Deposition has allowed the present painting exposed in the Borghese Gallery to be dated to 1521 (Delia Pergola, 1955), although this date […]