Risen Christ
Artist
Francesco Napoletano
(Italian, died 1501)
Dateca. 1500
CultureItalian
MediumOil on wood
ClassificationPaintings
ProvenanceRobert Prioleau Roupell (1798–1886), London; (sold Roupell sale, Christie’s, London, 25 June 1887, lot 65); (with Lesser); Dame Florence Emily Fermor-Hesketh (1858–1924); (sold Fermor-Hesketh sale, Christie’s, London, 16 March 1925, lot 133, for £33–12s, to A. L. Nicholson, London); purchased in 1926–27 by John Ringling (1866–1936), Sarasota, Florida; bequest to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN38
As his name indicates, Francesco Napoletano was born in Naples, but he became one of the early followers of Leonardo da Vinci in Milan around 1490. Though this work shows elements derived from Leonardo’s style, especially the shading of Christ’s torso, the lone figure of the risen Christ was likely inspired by Venetian examples. This painting was probably made for a church in Venice, toward the end of Francesco’s life.
On View
On viewLocation
DimensionsFramed: 68 1/2 H x 39 W x 3 13/16 D in. (174 x 99 x 9.7 cm)- Museum of Art, Gallery 06, Wall North
Unframed support: 54 H x 24 1/2 W in. (137.2 x 62.2 cm)
Pieter Coecke van Aelst the elder
1520s