Supper at Emmaus
Artist
Unidentified Neapolitan Painter
(Italian, 17th century)
Datec. 1620
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 47 5/8 x 67 1/4 in. (121 x 170.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN116
As this work is the most exemplary of a distinctive group of paintings, the otherwise anonymous painter has been give the name "Master of the Sarasota Emmaus." Though a place of birth or origin is unknown, it is certain that the painter had some familiarity with the artistic environment in Rome and the followers of Caravaggio. The half-length figures, dark background, deep shadows, and naturalistic faces are all characteristic of this famous and influential Italian master.
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