Christ Appears to the Apostles Behind Closed Doors (Maestà) by Duccio di Buoninsegna, John 20:19-23, Bible.Gallery

Christ Appears to the Apostles Behind Closed Doors (Maestà) created 1308 nad was completed in 1311 Its dimension is 51cm wide and 39cm high and it was drawn with tempera on panel style.

Artwork Description

Christ Appears to the Apostles Behind Closed Doors (Maestà) by Duccio di Buoninsegna, John 20:19-23, Bible.Gallery

This scene is on one of the back crowning panels of the Maestà.


The episodes Appearance Behind Locked Doors and Doubting St Thomas take place in the same surroundings, the house where the apostles took refuge for fear of the Jews. The door in the centre, firmly shut with a horizontal bar (a detail which emphasizes the miraculous nature of the event), frames and shows up the dominant figure of Christ, towards whom the two groups of apostles are converging.

Artist : Duccio di Buoninsegna

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