Saints John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene, Italian, Neapolitan Follower of Giotto, ca. 1335–45

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Saints John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene, ca. 1335–45, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 23 x 15 5/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Italian, Neapolitan Follower of Giotto (active second third of the 14th century), This painting, together with a panel portraying the Virgin and the Dead Christ (National Gallery, London), originally formed a diptych (two panels hinged together that could be opened and closed). The painting illustrates the formative influence that the Florentine master Giotto, a pivotal figure in Western art, had in Naples during his activity there from 1328 to 1332

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Size: 3660px × 5359px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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