CIMA’S CHRIST AMONG THE DOCTORS
February 26th 2022
“Christ among the Doctors”, Cima da Conegliano, c.1504, Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw. The scene is from the Gospel of Luke when the 12 year old Jesus is separated from his parents in the Temple. After three days Mary and Joseph find
CARAVAGGIO’S CRUCIFIXION OF ST PETER
February 19th 2022
“The Crucifixion of St Peter”, Caravaggio, 1602, Church of Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome. The men who are crucifying St Peter wear contemporary working clothes. In 1602, it must have seemed as if St Peter’s martyrdom was taking place in
Jacopo Bassano’s Miraculous draught of fishes
February 5th 2022
“The Miraculous Draught of fishes”, Jacopo Bassano, 1545, National Gallery of Art, Washington. Jacopo da Ponte came to be known as Jacopo Bassano because he was from Bassano del Grappa which is a small town about 65km inland from Venice.
