A Legendary Scene
ArtistUnknown,
Unidentified Netherlandish Painter
(Dutch, active ca.1500)
Dateca. 1500
MediumDistemper on canvas affixed to wood
DimensionsIMAGE: 56 7/8 x 40 1/4 in. (144.5 x 102.2 cm)
FRAMED: 78 3/4 x 50 x 3 7/8 in. (200 x 127 x 9.8 cm)
FRAMED: 78 3/4 x 50 x 3 7/8 in. (200 x 127 x 9.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN307
In the foreground, a noble couple enjoys a banquet before the entrance to a Carthusian monastery. One monk holds his hand to his chest in a gesture of affection, seemingly enthralled with the young wife. The unhappy resolution of the tale plays out in the background, where the same monk and woman are attacked by large bears, perhaps as a punishment for adultery. The repetition of the same figure within one work to illustrate a story developing over time, known as continuous narrative, was one method of depicting multiple scenes from a tale within a single panel.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Wall North
Sienese
