Sujet
Saint John the Baptist, c. 1475-1485. Creator: Dieric Bouts (Netherlandish, 1415-1475), circle of.
Légende
Saint John the Baptist, c. 1475-1485. This panel once formed part of an altarpiece painted for the Church of Saint Laurentius in Cologne. It originally comprised the reverse of the arrest of Christ, now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. Another grisaille panel representing Saint John the Evangelist, also in Munich, formed the exterior of the resurrection. The grisaille technique was a monochromatic method utilizing various shades of gray, often in imitation of sculpture, as is the case here. The illusionistic effect suggests a sculpture not set back in a niche, but clearly separated from it to enhance the three-dimensional appearance. Dieric Bouts was born in Haarlem in Holland, but was mainly active in Leuven in the South Netherlands where he was the city painter from 1468. This painting appears to be the work of a close follower.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G02_410
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
64,8Mo (7,5Mo) / 32,3cm x 50,3cm / 3810 x 5944 (300dpi)