Focus on The Deposition from the Cross (Stavrakis) and explore the abstract.
The Deposition from the Cross or Descent from the Cross is a tempera painting created by Greek painter Stylianos Stavrakis.  He was active during the early part of the 1700s.  His nephew and brother were also famous painters.  His nephew Demetrios Stavrakis was also his pupil.  He was also a goldsmith.  Most of his works were completed on the island of Zakynthos.  He was a representative of the Heptanese school and Greek Rococo.  Fourteen of his paintings survived.Countless Greek and Italian paintings have been created representing Christ on the cross.  The Descent from the Cross is part of the Passion series.  The Deposition from the Cross shows the moment when Christ's body is removed from the cross and taken for burial.  Artists have artistically reanimated the event in paintings.  Well-known versions include works by Duccio, Ioannis Apakas, and Nikolaos Kantounis.  Stavraki's painting can be found in Athens Greece at the  Benaki Museum.
Heptanese Apakas Passion series Duccio Kantounis Ioannis Apakas Nikolaos Kantounis Stylianos Stavrakis Athens Benaki Museum Demetrios Stavrakis