Doge Alvise Mocenigo (1507–1577) Presented to the Redeemer
The Met
Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti)(Italian, Venice 1518/19–1594 Venice)
Date: probably 1577
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 38 1/4 x 78 in. (97.2 x 198.1 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1910
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Flying figures, a kneeling man, a robed figure with a mitre, and a seascape background
Detailed Description
The horizontal painting depicts a scene with numerous figures arranged across a wide, shallow stage-like space, divided by a central dark column. On the far left, several dark, indistinct figures emerge from shadows. Below them, a figure in flowing light blue and white drapery appears to float or fly, extending an arm towards the center. Several smaller, winged figures accompany this flying figure, with one seated on a step playing a stringed instrument. In the background of this left section, a tall, light-colored building stands against a light blue sky, where a partially formed, nude figure, resembling a statue, floats alongside another small winged figure. In the center, a bearded man in a dark, long robe kneels on a set of steps, facing right with his hands clasped. To his right, a dark column separates the scene. Beyond the column, the background opens to a wide seascape with numerous ships under a blue sky with scattered clouds, and a distant white city structure. In the mid-ground on the right, a man in red drapery holds a white lamb. He stands next to a figure wearing a grey robe, a tall white mitre, and holding a golden crozier. This figure extends a hand towards a man in a light pink robe, who stands with his hands clasped. To the far right, another figure in a white and brown robe and a mitre holds an open book. The foreground features dark steps on the left and a dark tiled floor with geometric patterns on the right. Several shadowy figures are visible in the lower right, appearing to be in a lower level or water.
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