Crucifixion and Scenes from the Life of Christ

Bernardino Luini's monumental Crucifixion fresco cycle of 1529 in Santa Maria degli Angioli in Lugano is considered his masterpiece and one of the finest Renaissance fresco cycles in Switzerland. Covering the entire rood screen of the Franciscan church, the work depicts the Passion of Christ with a narrative breadth and emotional power that reflects Luini's deep absorption of Leonardo's art combined with the dramatic requirements of large-scale mural painting.

The fresco technique displays Luini's mastery of monumental composition, with Leonardesque sfumato applied to the figures and a carefully orchestrated arrangement of narrative episodes across the expansive wall surface.