Christ Appearing to His Mother
The Met
Artist: Juan de Flandes(Netherlandish, active by 1496–died 1519 Palencia)
Date: ca. 1496
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 25 x 15 in. (63.5 x 38.1 cm); painted surface 24 1/2 x 14 5/8 in. (62.2 x 37.1 cm)
Credit Line: The Bequest of Michael Dreicer, 1921
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A wounded man stands as a woman in a dark habit kneels before him within a golden archway
Detailed Description
This vertical rectangular painting depicts two figures within a richly decorated golden archway. The archway is adorned with numerous white relief sculptures of figures and scenes along its inner curve. A white scroll with black text hangs from the apex of the arch. In the foreground, to the left, a man stands with his left leg slightly forward, his right foot bare. He wears a long, flowing red robe that drapes over his left shoulder, exposing his chest and right shoulder. Visible wounds are on his chest and the palm of his raised right hand. His left hand gestures towards his chest wound. He has long, dark hair and a beard, and looks towards the woman. To the right, a woman kneels on the floor, facing the man. She is dressed in a dark blue habit with a white wimple covering her head and neck. Her hands are raised, palms open, fingers spread. Her face is turned towards the man, with her mouth slightly open and her eyebrows slightly raised. A small, dark book rests on a wooden bench beside her. The background features a gothic interior with tall, arched windows that look out onto a distant, rolling green landscape. The landscape includes trees, small buildings, and faint figures under a light blue sky. Two dark, fluted columns with ornate capitals frame the central window. The floor is a light-colored checkerboard pattern. Additional white sculptural elements, including tall, slender architectural forms and figures in niches, decorate the inner sides of the golden arch.
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