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| Keywords: Giovanni di Paolo - The Resurrection of Lazarus - Walters 37489A.jpg This is one of four early masterpieces by Giovanni di Paolo in the Walters It was originally part of a predella paintings on the base of an altarpiece in the chapel of the Malavolti family in the church of San Domenico in Siena The main altar panel dated 1426 and depicting the Virgin and Child flanked by saints is in Italy The predella panels show chronologically the Resurrection of Lazarus the Way to Calvary the Descent from the Cross and the Entombment Originally an image of the Crucifixion now in Germany would have been in the center The resurrection of Lazarus was considered a model for the Resurrection of Christ and the first panel thereby indicates what will happen after the Entombment The scenes from Christ's Passion emphasize his humanity through his sufferings The panels demonstrate Giovanni di Paolo's mastery of multi-figured dramatic narrative scenes executed in the late-Gothic style The agitated figures reveal extreme emotional states-from the onlookers overwhelmed by the stench from Lazarus's tomb to the desperate sorrow of the participants of the Passion scenes Throughout his career Giovanni di Paolo referred to the pictorial tradition of his native Siena that was rooted in Byzantine art and is characterized by in particular the gold ground and the stylized rock formations Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 78a-d 116-121 1426 Renaissance tempera and gold leaf on panel Painted surface H 15 15/16 x W 17 1/8 x Min D 3/16 in 40 5 x 43 5 x 0 5 cm ; Max D cm 0 7 ; Framed cm 47 50 2 6 5 accession number 37 489A 28724 The Church of San Domenico Siena 1426 Pecci-Paganucci altar until mid 16th century Malavolti altar from the early 17th century Refectory from the early 17th to perhaps the late 18th century Comm Galgano Saracini Siena prior to 1819 mode of acquisition unknown 1819 catalogue no 1257-1260 as Duccio di Segna The Counts Chigi-Saracini Siena date and mode of acquisition unknown Luigi Grassi Florence date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1911 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 The Early Renaissance in Siena Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala Siena 2010 place of origin Siena Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Passion by Giovanni di Paolo Paintings of Resurrection of Lazarus Paintings in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
