The Man of Sorrows with Two Angels
ca. 1470
Medium
Tempera on wood
Dimensions
Frame 53 3/4 x 32 5/8 in. (136.5 x 82.9 cm); painted surface 6 7/8 x 18 1/4 in. (17.5 x 46.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings|Frames
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous Gift, in memory of Kurt Cassirer, 1996
Accession Number
1996.341
About the Artist
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was a quintessential Renaissance polymath from Siena, Italy, excelling as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and theorist in the Sienese School tradition. Baptized on September 23, 1439, to a poultry dealer named Francesco Maurizio di Giorgio di Martino, his early life remains sparsely documented, with the first record of his artistic activity appear...