Saint Cosmas (or Damian)
1470
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
1470
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
Dominant colour
Saint Cosmas (or Damian) is a 1470 unspecified by Unknown, held at Rijksmuseum.
You see a man in a red robe holding a small square box. His face is calm, almost like he’s posing for a photo. This is Saint Cosmas (or maybe his brother Damian), a doctor from long ago. The box is a medicine jar—back then, saints like these were the patron protectors of healers. The painting was one of a pair; the other half is still in the same museum. To see how light and shadow shape a face like this, look up *chiaroscuro*.
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