Focus on this artwork and analyze the Influences.
The work shows the clear influence of ancient sculptures (Laocoon, Niobids, Farnese Bull) and Italian Renaissance and Baroque artists such as Caravaggio, Tintoretto and Michelangelo. Peter Paul Rubens's foreshortening is evident in the contortions of the struggling, strapping men, which is reminiscent of Tintoretto's Crucifixion in the Scuola di San Rocco in Venice. Rubens's version creates a more compelling, intense and emotional response through the re-positioning of Christ. Christ cuts across the central panel diagonally, akin to Caravaggio's  Entombment where both descent and ascent are in play at a key moment. Rubens represents light with tenebrism, reflecting on the influence of Caravaggio. Christ's perfectly molded body alludes to the nude figures painted by Michelangelo on the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel.
Sistine Chapel Laocoon Peter Paul Rubens Christ Venice Tintoretto Farnese Bull Italian Renaissance Baroque Caravaggio Scuola di San Rocco Michelangelo tenebrism Niobids Rubens foreshortening