Sellaio, jacopo del, ca. 1442-1493 apostle john italy, ca. 1490 these images were most likely created for the side panels of a triptych with a scene of the crucifixion in the center. The fate of the central composition is unknown. Sellaio's art was greatly influenced by sandro botticelli, from whom jacopo learned the expressiveness of line. The work of this artist is not distinguished by its diversity; he often repeats the figures and faces of characters with their expression of lyrical melancholy. In this case, the grief for the departed is emphasized by the gestures. In the florentine church of san frediano there is a large altarpiece by sellaio, "the lamentation of christ with the saint", in which (with minor changes) mary and john are close to the madonna and the apostle on the hermitage panels. Here, in the type of faces, the influence of domenico ghirlandaio is felt to a greater extent, which is typical of the late period of sellaio's work. 147x51 cm receipt: receipt in 1926. Transferred from the stroganov collection. Inventory number: ge-4127. Date: circa 1490.
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