Saint Paul with a Donor; Christ Appearing to His Mother
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
(a) overall 37 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (94.9 x 28.9 cm), painted surface 36 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (93.4 x 27.6 cm); (b) overall 37 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (94.6 x 28.6 cm), painted surface 36 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (93.4 x 27.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Accession Number
32.100.63ab
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About this artwork
This pair of painted panels presents two distinct devotional scenes: Saint Paul accompanied by a kneeling donor figure, and Christ appearing to the Virgin Mary following his Resurrection. The panels exemplify Netherlandish devotional painting, where religious subjects were combined with donor portraits to create personalized objects of piety. The composition demonstrates the careful attention to detail, rich color, and spiritual intensity characteristic of late fifteenth-century Flemish painting...