Leaf from a Picture Cycle: Christ Appearing to the Three Marys, Christ and the Pilgrims on the Road to Emmaus, Doubting Thomas, and Christ Appearing to the Apostles
1325/50
Medium
Opaque watercolor, pen and brown, red, blue and black ink, with shell gold and gold leaf on parchment.
Dimensions
28.2 × 20.5 cm (11 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
tempera
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
80903
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
On this leaf, lively figures tell the story of Christ’s Crucifixion and of his appearances after the Resurrection. They are part of an extensive picture cycle from an early 14th-century book disassembled almost 200 years ago, its illustrated pages now scattered in libraries and private collections. The text has not survived, but the book was probably a Psalter. The original owner used the book for personal devotion, following the Roman numerals and captions in French placed next to each image t...
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...