DETAILS
- Artist
- Bartolomeo Caporali
- Date
- 1452
- Location
- Hermitage Museum
AUDIO DEEP DIVE
Stand in front of it and listen
The full narration walks you through Francis of Assisi, St Herculanus, St Luke and Apostle Jacob the Elder — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Bartolomeo Caporali
Bartolomeo Caporali, an adaptable Umbrian painter of the Early Renaissance, was known for his chameleon-esque style and meticulous detail in works like the Assumption of the Virgin.
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The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment
Jan van Eyck · 1440 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Annunciation
Johann Koerbecke · 1457 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Christ Before Pilate (recto)
Master of the View of Saint Gudula · 1467 · Bowes Museum
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Dead Christ Supported by Two Angels
Giovanni Bellini · 1454 · Museo Correr