Die Religionskritik in der "Kreuzigung" Picassos: Überlegungen anläßlich einer Johannes Paul II. gewidmeten Ausstellung aus dem Jahre 2003
Picasso's Crucifixion of 1932 is one of his few works that contains Christian imagery. The painting combines traditional elements with aspects - typical of Picasso's oeuvre - that seem intentionally obscure. Iconographie tools of art history and theology are inadequate to explicate the wor...
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Ed. Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana
2010
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Gregorianum
Year: 2010, Volume: 91, Issue: 1, Pages: 154-175 |
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| Summary: | Picasso's Crucifixion of 1932 is one of his few works that contains Christian imagery. The painting combines traditional elements with aspects - typical of Picasso's oeuvre - that seem intentionally obscure. Iconographie tools of art history and theology are inadequate to explicate the work. Why did Picasso choose to measure himself against this subject? The answers are seen in his Catholic upbringing, his love for old master paintings, his desire to stay a step ahead of his public's expectations, the vicissitudes of his private life, and the obsessive fears and desires that drove his creativity. Picasso's Crucifixion represents a step in the artist's complex and contradictory spiritual search, revealing an inquiry into the nature of Christianity and a psychological yearning for redemption. La Crocifissione del 1932 è una délie poche opere di Picasso con soggetto specificatamente cristiano. II quadro combina elementi tradizionali con aspetti apparentemente creati per essere di difficile interpretazione, per la cui comprensione gli strumenti iconografici dell'arte e della teología appaiono inadeguati. Sulla scelta di Picasso influiscono l'educazione cattolica, l'amore per vecchi capolavori, il desiderio di stare sempre un passo avanti, le vicissitudini della sua vita privata e, soprattutto, le paure e i desideri ossessivi che alimentavano la sua creatività. La Crocifissione rappresenta un gradino nella complessa e contraddittoria ricerca spirituale dell'artista, relativa alla natura di Dio e al desiderio di redenzione. |
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