DROMEDA™ Caravaggio's Entombment of Christ | Skateboard Deck Triptych

THE ARTIST

CARAVAGGIO

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was born in 1571 and became one of the most influential painters of his generation.

At a time when religious painting was often idealised, Caravaggio took a radically different approach. He painted saints and biblical figures with the faces, bodies and imperfections of real people. Deep shadow, concentrated light and intense naturalism made his paintings feel immediate rather than distant.

His approach would have an enormous influence on European painting, helping redefine how light, realism and human emotion could be used to tell a story.

That tension is particularly visible in The Entombment of Christ. There is almost no separation between the sacred and the physical. Hands strain under the weight of the body. Feet are dirty. Faces are exhausted. The figures feel as though they occupy the same space as the viewer.

More than four centuries later, it remains remarkably modern.

THE RECOMPOSITION

RECOMPOSED ACROSS
THREE DECKS

DROMEDA takes the original composition beyond the conventional frame.

Rather than reproducing the painting as a single rectangle, the work has been carefully positioned across three individual skateboard decks. The spaces between the decks become part of the composition, separating the image while allowing it to remain visually connected.

Viewed together, the three decks form one artwork.

Viewed individually, the shape, curvature and exposed maple edges reveal something entirely different.

THE CONSTRUCTION

SEVEN LAYERS
OF MAPLE

A genuine skateboard deck — not simply the shape of one.

Each DROMEDA deck is constructed from seven laminated layers of maple, pressed together to create the strength, curvature and profile of a genuine skateboard deck.

Look closely at the edge and those individual layers remain visible.

This is important to us. The skateboard isn't simply a shape onto which an artwork has been printed. Its construction is part of the piece.

Each deck retains the defining characteristics of a skateboard: its laminated maple construction, concave profile, raised nose and tail, rounded edge and truck mounting holes.

The artwork is applied across the face of each deck and finished with a satin surface that allows the image to retain its depth without the high-gloss appearance of a conventional reproduction.

Seven laminated layers remain visible along the edge of the deck.

SCALE & FORM

THE OBJECT

Three individual 31 × 8 inch decks form the complete triptych.

The result sits somewhere between painting, sculpture and an object from skate culture.

From directly in front, the three images resolve into Caravaggio's composition.

Move around the piece and the experience changes. The curvature of the decks becomes visible. The maple edges appear. Shadows form behind each board. What initially reads as an image begins to reveal itself as a three-dimensional object.

30-DAY GUARANTEE

MADE TO
LIVE WITH

Art can look very different on a product page than it does once it occupies your own space.

That is why every DROMEDA Triptych is covered by our 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.

Once your piece arrives, you have 30 days to see it in your home and decide whether it belongs there. If it isn't right for your space, contact us within 30 days of delivery to arrange a return in accordance with our returns policy.

We want you to keep the piece because you genuinely want to live with it — not because you're stuck with it.