Das Wunder der Flussdurchquerung - Der gehorsame Johannes

c. 1450

not on display
Giuliano Amidei, attributed to1446 tätig in Florenz – 1496 Lucca
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The hermit Bessarion and his companion cross the river Chrysoroan with dry feet. An old hermit orders the obedient John to water a scrawny stick stuck in the sandy soil; after three years it bears fruit.
Also known as
The Miracle of the River Crossing and the Obedient Monk
Medium
Tempera on poplar wood
Dimensions
image: 26.5 x 35 cm
Inventory number
1661
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Purchased with the bequest of Armin Honegger, 1922