Christ and the Captain of Capharnaum
around 1585 | Paolo Caliari, gen. Veronese
The pagan Captain of Capharnaum approaches Jesus and asks Him, with great belief in Christ’s authority, if He will heal his servant who is paralysed. Astonished at the pagan‘s belief, Christ cures the boy. The figures are put on a higher podium visible from below so that the Palladian background architecture appears cropped. Especially these scenes from the socalled “Buckingham Series” suggest that the picture was mounted at a higher point in a larger room.
The pagan Captain of Capharnaum approaches Jesus and asks Him, with great belief in Christ’s authority, if He will heal his servant who is paralysed. Astonished at the pagan‘s belief, Christ cures the boy. The figures are put on a higher podium visible from below so that the Palladian background architecture appears cropped. Especially these scenes from the socalled “Buckingham Series” suggest that the picture was mounted at a higher point in a larger room.
Artist:
Paolo Caliari, gen. Veronese und Werkstatt (1528 Verona - 1588 Venedig) DNB
Time:
around 1585
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
146 cm × 288 cm
Framed: 164,7 cm × 308 cm × 7 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 3675
Provenance
ca. 1613 Coll. Charles de Croy, Duc d' Arschot, Beaumont Castle; before 1635-1648 Coll. Buckingham; acquired 1649