Scenes from the Life of Christ
The Met
Artist: Giovanni Baronzio(Italian, active in Romagna and the Marches, second quarter 14th century)
Date: mid-1340s
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood, gold ground
Dimensions: 26 1/4 x 15 in. (66.7 x 38.1 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Eight-panel painting depicting multiple scenes with figures and a gold background
Detailed Description
The painting is a vertical rectangular panel divided into eight smaller rectangular scenes, arranged in two columns and four rows. Each scene features multiple figures with halos against a textured gold background. The top left panel depicts two crowned figures seated on a throne, flanked by two standing figures. The figure on the right places a crown on the head of the figure on the left. The top right panel shows five standing figures in various robes, holding staffs or with hands raised. The second row, left panel, illustrates a body being lowered, supported by several figures in pink, green, and light brown robes. A kneeling figure in yellow attends to the feet. The second row, right panel, shows a group of figures gathered around a recumbent body, with one figure in blue supporting the head. The third row, left panel, features figures gathered around a dark opening, possibly a tomb, with a kneeling figure in pink at the entrance. A red, flowing object is in the upper part of the scene. The third row, right panel, displays a crowd of figures looking upwards, some with arms raised, beneath several small, light blue, bird-like forms in the gold sky. The bottom left panel presents an architectural structure with multiple arched openings, within which approximately ten haloed figures are visible, depicted from the chest up. The bottom right panel features a central, partially nude figure with a red drape and visible wounds, standing on a raised platform, surrounded by a blue aura. Several figures are seated or standing on either side, and small, dark figures lie prostrate below the platform.
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