Christ and the Disciples in Emmaus
before 1614 or around 1621 | Michelangelo Merisi, gen. Caravaggio
After his resurrection, Christ appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The portrait shows the scene where Jesus breaks the bread at the meal, as he did at the Last Supper, and thereby reveals his identity. The picture is the mirror image of a composition by Caravaggio (London, National Gallery) dating from around 1600. The artist, possibly Genoan, was influenced by Dutch successors to Caravaggio (mainly Hendrick Terbrugghen).
After his resurrection, Christ appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The portrait shows the scene where Jesus breaks the bread at the meal, as he did at the Last Supper, and thereby reveals his identity. The picture is the mirror image of a composition by Caravaggio (London, National Gallery) dating from around 1600. The artist, possibly Genoan, was influenced by Dutch successors to Caravaggio (mainly Hendrick Terbrugghen).
Succession:
Michelangelo Merisi, gen. Caravaggio (1571 Mailand - 1610 Porto Ercole) DNB
Attributed to:
Hendrick Terbrugghen (1588 Utrecht oder Den Haag - 1629 Utrecht) DNB
Artist:
anonym
Time:
before 1614 or around 1621
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Caravaggio and Caravaggesque painting
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
154 x 198,5
Framed: 189 x 234 x 9,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 235
Provenance
1765 from the Graz treasury to Vienna