Barocci Exhibit Shows His Devotion, to Art, Reverence

SAINT LOUIS REVIEW
By Teak Phillips | editor@archstl.org

"Entombment of Christ" (1579-82) by Federico Barocci

MISSOURI---When Christians pray and worship at Church of the Cross in Senigallia, Italy, they face a bold painting of Christ's burial. The picture depicts the crucified Christ being carried by St. John the Evangelist, Nicodemus, and Joseph of Arimathea. The narrative found in this painting clearly follows the story of Christ's burial found in all four Gospels, but with a strong influence of the style common in the Renaissance. The oil on canvas "Entombment of Christ" is among the 16th- and 17th-century works of Federico Barocci on exhibit through Jan. 20 at the St. Louis Art Museum.  [link]

Saint Louis Art Museum: "Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master," Through Jan. 20. For more information, call (314) 534-1111, or visit www.slam.org