Passion in Venice: Crivelli to Tintoretto and Veronese May 11, 2011

'Passion in Venice' presents a sacred theme central to the history of Christian Art: Christ as Man of Sorrows. Its origins rooted in Byzantium, the figure entered Venetian art in the late Middle Ages after which it flourished locally for centuries, eventually acquiring its own name in dialect, Cristo Passo. Drawn from international loans, 'Passion in Venice' examines the rich visual tradition of the sorrowful Christ in Venice across different media, including illuminated manuscripts, paintings, prints, sculpture and liturgical objects. The exhibition also will address the issue of how this iconography reflected and shaped Venetian piety in the Renaissance and immediately thereafter.