1647
unspecified
From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
Cina din Emaus is a 1647 unspecified by Massimo Stanzione, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Brukenthal National Museum.
Three men sit around a table covered with a white cloth. The center figure wears a bright orange shirt and holds a piece of bread, looking directly at you. To his left, a man in dark clothes holds a piece of paper, while the man on the right stands with a tray of food. The table has a pitcher, a bowl of fruit, and a knife. Behind them, a dark, shadowy background makes their faces glow. The orange-clothed man’s face is lit sharply, while the others fade into shadow. This play of light and dark was a common trick in Baroque art. Try looking up chiaroscuro to see how artists used light this way.
Massimo Stanzione (also called Stanzioni; Frattamaggiore 1585 – Naples 1656) was an Italian Baroque painter, mainly active in Naples, where he and his rival Jusepe de Ribera dominated the painting scene for several decades.
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