Christ in a Mandorla, with the instruments of the Passion, with St. Stephen and St. Lawrence below by Berlinghiero, c. 1230s. tempera and gold on wood. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Christ in a Mandorla, with the instruments of the Passion, with St. Stephen and St. Lawrence below · Berlinghiero · c. 1230s · Cleveland Museum of Art

Christ in a Mandorla, with the instruments of the Passion, with St. Stephen and St. Lawrence below

Berlinghiero

Year
c. 1230s
Medium
tempera and gold on wood
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
License
Public Domain

Christ in a Mandorla, by Berlinghiero, c. 1230s. Tempera and gold on wood. The painting includes St. Stephen and St. Lawrence below, with the instruments of the Passion. The Cleveland Museum of Art.

The mandorla is an almond-shaped aureole. It surrounds Christ, symbolizing divine glory. This Italian work is in the Italo-Byzantine style.

Berlinghiero’s name is known from the inscription ‘Berlingerius me pinxit’. His actual name remains unknown.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.237.c

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