Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
The Last Communion of Saint Jerome
Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) · early 1490s
- Artist
- Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) Italian, Florence 1444/45–1510 Florence
- Date
- early 1490s
- Medium
- Tempera and gold on wood
- Size
- 13 1/2 x 10 in. (34.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Where to see it
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
What do you see?
Stand in front of it for a moment. Then tell us what you noticed or felt - there are no wrong answers.
Be the first to share a thought.