Sodoma Giovanni Antonio Bazzi

Name: Sodoma Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (Italian Sienese) Title: Christ Presented to the People (Ecce Homo) Date: 1477 – 1549 Sodoma was trained in Lombardy, but most of his career was spent in Siena, where he was, together with Beccafumi, the major figure. This work dates from the last decade of his life. The use of contrasting figure types of sfumato derives his study of the words of Leonardo da Vinci and has a powerful emotive effect. The turbaned …

…it was the first time that I watched the story “Jesus of Nazareth” with my parents. The sadness that I felt as I stood in front of the painting that represented Jesus being prosecuted for our sins was intense. It also showed me that in the 15th century, most of the paintings, sculptures and frescos were based on religion. I liked this painting most of all. It was very interesting and intriguing in my eyes.