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| Christ before Pilate/ Tintoretto |
Christ before Pilate: best seen on a dark day. White figures looks almost like a spirit. Note the meagreness of the other minor figures.
The horizontal clouds shine through the banner.
Pilate looks very mean, intentionally. In the 13th and 14th centuries the figures of Herod and Pilate were always made contemptible.
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| Christ bearing his Cross/Tintoretto |
Christ bearing his Cross: troops and attendants are climbing a winding path. There are two turns with figures on the uppermost ledge. Christ is central among them.
The head of the white horse highlights the bright horizon.
The effect is very powerful. The figure of Christ is too far off to be very interesting - the malefactors on the near path are somehow more important. It's 'as if one had been truly present at the scene, though not exactly in the right place to see it."
