Christ on the Cross

Angelo Nardi da Razzo (19 February 1584 – 1664) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period; active primarily in Spain. He was born in Vaglia to a noble Florentine family that had been dispossessed of their assets and banished by the Medicis. His artistic formation probably took place in a circle of painters that included major figures of the Counter-reformation such as Ludovico Cigoli, Domenico Passignano and Gregorio Pagani. 

Between 1619 and 1620, he executed a series of works for the Convento de las Bernardas [es] in Alcalá de Henares, occasioned by the recent death of its founder, Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas. These are considered to be the first works of his artistic maturity.

The symbol of the skull is shown at the foot of Christ's cross. The acronym 'INRI' is shown above Christ's head, which represents the Latin inscription meaning 'Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews.'