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Formelle raffiguranti il viaggio a Emmaus e Gesù che appare a Maria Maddalena

ca. 1115–20
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Nella formella scolpita sono raffigurate due storie tratte dal Vangelo che narrano l’apparizione di Gesù ai suoi discepoli dopo la resurrezione. Nella scena in alto, Gesù, senza essere riconosciuto, si unisce a due apostoli in viaggio da Gerusalemme a Emmaus. Gli apostoli deplorano la crocifissione e Gesù ne spiega l’importanza. Nella scena sottostante, Gesù appare a Maria Maddalena, che lo scambia per un giardiniere. Quando poi lo riconosce, Gesù la invita a non toccarlo, non essendo ancora asceso in paradiso. La formella, caratterizzata da drappeggi vorticanti, corpi allungati e gesti potenti e drammatici, faceva parte di una serie più grande, forse un reliquiario, e si collega alle opere create a León, una città reale che si trova sul percorso del pellegrinaggio verso la cappella di san Giacomo.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Formelle raffiguranti il viaggio a Emmaus e Gesù che appare a Maria Maddalena
  • Data: ca. 1115-20
  • Area geografica: Forse León
  • Cultura: Spagnola
  • Materiale e tecnica: Avorio d'elefante
  • Dimensioni: 27 x 13,4 x 1,9 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Numero d'inventario: 17.190.47
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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