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Fragment from Christ Carrying the Cross: Saint John the Evangelist
Historical Context
This panel fragment depicting Saint John the Evangelist originally formed part of the same Christ Carrying the Cross composition as its companion piece showing the mourning Virgin. Both fragments demonstrate the Master of Moulins' ability to convey deep emotion through restrained, dignified figural types characteristic of late Gothic French court art. The panels were likely cut from a multi-figure Passion scene.
Technical Analysis
The oil-on-panel technique shows precise drawing underpinning fluid paint application, with careful attention to the fall of light across drapery folds. The warm tonality and smooth blending of flesh tones are hallmarks of the Master of Moulins' mature style.
Provenance
M. Guggenheim, Venice, by 1892 [according to receipt in Art Institute Archives; sold to Martin A. Ryerson (d. 1932), Chicago, June 1892 [receipt cited above.]; by descent to his wife Carrie Hutchinson Ryerson (1859–1937), Chicago, 1932 [Last Will and Testament of Martin A. Ryerson, Died August 11, 1932, copy in Institutional Archives, Art Institute of Chicago]; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1937.
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