Paradise
The Met
Artist: Carlo Saraceni(Italian, Venice 1579?–1620 Venice)
Date: ca. 1598
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on copper
Dimensions: Overall 21 3/8 x 18 7/8 in. (54.3 x 47.9 cm); painted surface 20 7/8 x 18 3/8 in. (53 x 46.7 cm)
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, by exchange, 1971
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Multi-tiered painting with an elderly man, a younger man, a dove, and many figures on clouds
Detailed Description
A vertical rectangular painting depicts a gathering across three main horizontal tiers of clouds, all set against a warm, golden-brown background that lightens towards the top. In the uppermost tier, an elderly man with a white beard, red robe, and blue cloak, sits to the right of a younger man with brown hair, a red robe, and a blue cloak. Both have their hands on a large, light blue globe. Above them, a white dove with a halo is visible. To the left, a young woman in a blue cloak over a red dress, kneels with clasped hands, looking towards the globe. To the right, a man with dark hair, a red cloak, and a blue cloth, kneels and points towards the globe while holding a staff topped with a cross. Numerous cherubic figures and angels with wings, some with halos, fill the background around these central figures, fading into the golden light.The middle tier features a dense group of figures on a cloud bank. On the left, a woman in a yellow dress and blue cloak kneels, looking up with clasped hands, surrounded by several other women in various colored garments. In the center, a woman in a green dress plays a harp, next to another woman holding an open book. On the right, several men, some with beards, in various colored robes (red, blue, yellow, green) hold objects like a sword, a tablet with illegible markings, or a staff, mostly looking upwards.The bottom tier also shows a group of figures on a cloud bank. On the left, a man in a red cloak sits, looking upwards. Next to him, a man in dark armor holds a flag with vertical dark grey and light grey stripes. On the right, a man with bare legs, a white tunic, and a blue cloak sits, leaning back, holding a long staff, looking upwards and to the right. More faces and partial figures emerge from the clouds around these main figures, all looking upwards.
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