Saint Nicholas Resuscitating Three Youths
The Met
Artist: Bicci di Lorenzo(Italian, Florence 1373–1452 Florence)
Date: 1433–35
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
Dimensions: 12 x 22 1/4 in. (30.5 x 56.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Francis Kleinberger, 1916
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A bishop blesses three bare-chested men in barrels, a couple kneels, and a man works.
Detailed Description
An architectural interior features multiple scenes. On the left, three young men, bare-chested and with light skin, stand waist-deep in three separate light brown wooden barrels. Their hands are clasped in front of them, and they face right. Above them, under an archway, a shelf holds various household items including a white pitcher, plates, and baskets. To the far left, a narrow vertical panel features golden decorative foliage. In the center, a robed figure, likely a bishop, stands under a central archway. He wears a tall white mitre, a red and gold robe, and holds a golden staff in his left hand, with his right hand raised in a gesture of blessing. A faint golden halo surrounds his head. To the bishop's right, a bearded man in a blue and yellow garment and a woman in a pink robe with a white head covering kneel on the ground, facing the bishop with clasped hands. The background features a building with a reddish-brown tiled roof and multiple arched openings. On the wall, two rectangular panels display decorative patterns resembling stylized symbols. Below these, a man wearing a blue cap and an orange tunic sits at a wooden table, pouring liquid from a white pitcher into a small cup. Several other small white objects are on the table. To the far right, a narrow white tower-like structure with an arched window and a small green tree or bush completes the scene. The ground is a light brown or beige.
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