Ammon und die Diebe

c. 1450

not on display
Giuliano Amidei, attributed to1446 tätig in Florenz – 1496 Lucca
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The anachoret Ammon has his cell guarded by two dragons. Two thieves are so frightened by the sight of them that they faint. Ammon converts them to Christianity. Two monks in conversation with a recluse, an anachoret draws water from a cistern.
Also known as
Amun and the Thieves
Medium
Tempera on poplar wood
Dimensions
image: 20 x 37.5 cm
Inventory number
1457
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Purchased with the bequest of Armin Honegger, 1922