The Shooting of the Bull on Mount Gargano

Gallery 305, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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The Shooting of the Bull on Mount Gargano

c. 1515

Palaquinos Master (Spanish (active León), active c. 1510–c. 1520)

A legend about the much-revered Saint Michael Archangel relates how a nobleman ordered his servant to shoot a stray bull on Mount Gargano in southern Italy. The arrow boomeranged and killed the archer. Consulted about this mystery, the local bishop revealed a dream in which the archangel had instructed him to build a church where the bull had strayed.

Gallery 305, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

Object Details

Title:

The Shooting of the Bull on Mount Gargano

Date:

c. 1515

Artist:

Palaquinos Master (Spanish (active León), active c. 1510–c. 1520)

Medium:

Tempera and tooled gold on panel

Dimensions:

35 1/8 x 30 15/16 inches (89.2 x 78.6 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Inv. 2100

Geography:

Made in Spain, Europe

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Gallery 305, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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