Christ Among the Doctors (Veronese)
| Christ Among the Doctors | |
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| Artist | Paolo Veronese |
| Year | c. 1560 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 236 cm × 430 cm (93 in × 170 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
Christ Among the Doctors[1] is a painting in oils on canvas by Paolo Veronese, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Its dating has been the subject of debate – the date 1548 appears on a book held by a figure seated on the stairs in the foreground, but in 1976 Diana Gisolfi Pechukas posited 1565 as the earliest possible date for the painting's production.
The work was recorded as being in the Casa
The painting depicts an episode of biblical history,
The architectural setting recalls the
In this work Veronese follows the typical characteristics of Venetian painting, primarily through his concern for the treatment of light and the harmony of colors. The head of the assembly may be represented by one of the bearded sages, who listens to Christ and wears the black knight's robe of the
References
Bibliography
- (in Spanish) Palladio 1508.2008, Edita General da Ediciones de Arquitectura, 2008, ISBN 978-84-936203-8-7.
- (in Spanish) Filippo Pedrocco and Terisio Pignatti, Veronés:catálogo completo de pinturas (translated by José Luis Sancho Gaspar y Anselmo), Dedalo, 1993, p. 88, ISBN 978-84-460-0132-4.
External links
- "La disputa con los doctores en el Templo" (in Spanish).
- "Jesús entre los doctores" (in Spanish).
- La disputa de Jesús con los doctores en el templo – El Veronés (videoclip) (in Spanish).