The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem
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| Duccio,The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, 1308-1311 |
And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. And he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. -- Matthew 21-30
In the painting Duccio has captured the moment of Jesus's coming to Jerusalem exactly as the the excerpt from Matthew has described it. Jesus is seen riding a donkey with a colt following directly behind him. The viewer can also see the people putting their clothing in the way and the people who are in the trees cutting down the branches. A large crowd has come to see the spectacle, and all believe that it is the coming of Jesus. The coming of Jesus extracts many emotions from the people and many are pleased with this arrival.
Duccio has put Jesus in blue and painted him a halo to show his significance in the painting. His followers and disciples have also been given halos. The painting has many levels, from the background of the buildings to the foreground of the people. However, these levels seem to all blend together and give a poor perspective. The only center of the painting is Jesus, and his blue clothing and halo draw our attention to him.
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