Artist:
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Bartolomeo di Tommaso da Foligno
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Title:
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Pentecost
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Date:
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c. 1440
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Medium:
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Tempera on panel
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Dimensions:
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19 x 7 in. (48.26 x 17.78 cm) (panel)
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Credit Line:
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The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 343
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In this scene from the New Testament, the twelve apostles were gathered in a room after Christ's death and ascension into heaven. Suddenly there appeared on each of them tongues of fire. They were filled with the Holy Spirit, represented by the dove above them, and each began to speak in a different language. The theme of Pentecost is common in Christian art after the Middle Ages, since it marks the birth of the Church itself.
Tommaso da Foligno takes his name from his native town in Umbria, but during his career he executed large fresco cycles in various other Italian cities. His style is marked by a vivid imagination, an expressionistic treatment of forms, and innovative compositions.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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di Tommaso da Foligno, Bartolomeo
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Nationality:
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Italian (Umbria)
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Life Dates:
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Italian (Umbria), active 1425 - 1455
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Mark; Labels Marks on verso: [F/97] (scrawled in three places)
Labels on verso:
[Thomas Agnew and Sons, Ltd.
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Physical Description:
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one of a pair; the other is entitled "Way to Emmaus" 77.27.1
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Italy, Central Italy, , Umbria
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Accession #:
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77.27.2
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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