The Resurrection of Christ, represented in the main panel of the Brescia altarpiece, alludes to Raphael's fresco the Liberation of Saint Peter. "The dawn sky in the altarpiece, the way in which the soldier falls back as he witnesses the Resurrection, and the silhouette of his companion's profile against the orange light of the sky recall the nocturnal lighting and similar motifs in Raphael's fresco"( Goffen 293).
Here are the images.
Resurrection of Christ by Titian
Liberation of St. Peter by Raphael
I personally do not see the reference. It is said to be in the lighting... but the heavenly glow seems nonexistent in Titian's painting. I suppose both figures have their arms extended as if to embrace. I do however see a connection between the panel of St. Sebastian and Michelangelo's Dying Slave sculpture.
Dying Slave by Michelangelo
St. Sebastian by Raphael in lower right.
I see lighting in the drapery. Thanks for the pictures!
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