Christ Presented To Caiaphas. Venetian School, 16th Century

Oil on panel
Presented in a beautiful period ebonized wood frame with an inverted profile, interspersed with guilloché baguettes.
Overall dimensions: 40 x 44.5 cm. Panel alone: ​​20 x 24 cm

This very interesting little private devotional painting depicts one of the scenes from the Passion of Christ, where he is presented to Caiaphas.

"The high priest of the Temple of Jerusalem is named Joseph, called Caiaphas."
He was appointed in 18 by the Roman prefect of Judea, Valerius Gratus, and it is before him that Jesus will be led after his arrest.

Our research leads us to a Venetian artist, more precisely Andrea Meldolla, known as Andrea Schiavone. He was born in Venice around 1510 and died there in 1563.
He was the son of a garrison commander of an outpost. His family was originally from the small town of Meldola, south of Forlì in Romagna. He later settled there.
He trained in the circle of Titian, and was later influenced by the style of Veronese. He brought Tuscan-Roman innovations to Venice's pictorial culture through both his engravings and his paintings.

Beautifully preserved. Sold with a certificate.