Saint Damian (or Cosmas)
1472
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
1472
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
Saint Damian (or Cosmas) is a 1472 unspecified by Unknown, a Italo Byzantine work, held at Rijksmuseum.
You see a man in a red robe holding a small round box. His face is calm, almost like he’s about to speak. The background is plain, dark gold. This painting is one of a pair—his brother, likely Saint Cosmas, has a matching portrait. Both were doctors in early Christian stories, often shown with medicine jars. The artist is unknown, but the careful lines and soft shadows suggest someone trained in the same workshops as the Flemish painters of the time. To see how light and shadow shape a face like this, look up chiaroscuro.
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