The Betrayal of Christ – (Bartolomeo Di Tommaso) ◄ Tidligere næste ►

Artist: Bartolomeo Di Tommaso

dato: 1445

størrelse: 22 x 43 cm

Teknik: Tempera

These two panels from the base (predella) of an altarpiece show three episodes from the Bible: in one Christ is arrested (the naked man is an apostle—John or Mark—fleeing, in accordance with Mark 14:51–52). In the other Christ’s body is mourned and then buried. Bartolomeo di Tommaso is an artist of strikingly modern expressive power, unfettered by the concerns for naturalism embraced by Renaissance painters.