In its graphic portrayal of human suffering, the painting is of seminal importance in art history and has influenced painters from Michelangelo, Caravaggio and Velasquez to Francis Bacon.
The painting is of seminal importance in art history. This is in its graphic portrayal of human suffering. The painting has influenced painters from Michelangelo, Caravaggio and Velasquez to Francis Bacon. This was in its graphic portrayal of human suffering.