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| The Betrayal of Christ |
Artist:Bartolomeo di Tommaso (Italian, Umbrian, active by 1425–died 1453/54)
Date:ca. 1445–50
Medium:Tempera on wood
Dimensions:Overall 8 3/4 x 17 in. (22.2 x 43.2 cm); irregular painted surface 7 3/4 x 16 1/8 in. (19.7 x 41 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Gwynne Andrews Fund, 1958
These two panels from the base (predella) of an altarpiece show three episodes from the Bible: in one Christ is arrested (the naked man is an apostle—John or Mark—fleeing, in accordance with Mark 14:51–52). In the other Christ’s body is mourned and then buried. Bartolomeo di Tommaso is an artist of strikingly modern expressive power, unfettered by the concerns for naturalism embraced by Renaissance painters.
Provenance
Victor Martin Le Roy, Paris (until d. 1918); Mme Martin Le Roy du Luart (1918–37; sold through Henri Leman to Wildenstein and Brimo de Laroussilhe); [Wildenstein, Paris and New York, and Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris, 1937–50; half-share sold to Laroussilhe]; [Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris, 1950–58; sold to MMA]
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