Christ and the Twelve Apostles
The Met
Artist: Taddeo di Bartolo(Italian, Siena ca. 1362–1422 Siena)
Date: ca. 1400
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 73 1/8 in. (24.4 x 185.7 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Lucy G. Moses, 1990
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Thirteen haloed figures in colorful robes, holding books and a scroll, against a gold background.
Detailed Description
Thirteen haloed figures are arranged in a single row, depicted from the waist up, against a gold background. Each figure has a distinct golden halo adorned with a decorative pattern. The gold background is intricately patterned with repeating, stylized arches or foliage above each head. The figures wear long robes and tunics of various colors, including shades of red, blue, green, purple, orange, and brown. Most figures hold dark-colored books, some open, some closed. One figure, positioned centrally, holds an open scroll with visible text that appears to read "EGO SUM VIA VERITAS ET VITA". From left to right, the figures include: a smooth-faced figure with dark hair in red and purple robes; a bearded figure in red and blue robes; a smooth-faced figure with light hair in blue and orange robes, holding a red book; a bearded figure in green and brown robes, holding a cross; a bearded figure in purple and blue robes, holding a book; a bearded figure in orange and red robes, holding a book. The central figure, a smooth-faced figure with light brown hair, wears blue and red robes and holds the inscribed scroll. To the right of the central figure, a smooth-faced figure with long, light brown hair wears red and purple robes. The remaining five figures are all bearded, dressed in various colored robes (brown, red, blue, purple), each holding a book. The faces are rendered with individual features, and their gazes are generally directed forward or slightly towards the center.
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