Gallery 309, European Art 1100-1500, third floor
Main Building
Gallery 309, European Art 1100-1500, third floor
Main Building
Early sources suggest that the great Renaissance painter Masaccio worked out the sophisticated perspective of the temple. The design is based, in part, on the plan for the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.
The haloes of Christ and the apostles contain an emblem with the Greek letters for Christ’s name, a symbol Bernardino of Siena promoted for religious devotion. He preached sermons in Florence in 1425 and 1426, and this lightweight canvas painting may relate to that visit.
Gallery 309, European Art 1100-1500, third floor
| Title: | Christ Healing a Lunatic and Judas Receiving Thirty Pieces of Silver |
| Date: | c. 1425-1426 |
| Artist: | Francesco d'Antonio (Italian (active Florence), born c. 1393-94; last documented 1433, Florence) |
| Medium: | Tempera and gold on linen |
| Dimensions: | 45 3/8 x 41 3/4 inches (115.3 x 106 cm) Framed: 48 1/4 × 44 3/4 × 3 inches (122.6 × 113.7 × 7.6 cm) |
| Classification: | Paintings |
| Credit Line: | John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
| Accession Number: | Cat. 17 |
| Geography: | Made in Florence, Italy, Europe |
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Gallery 309, European Art 1100-1500, third floor
Main Building