David, Moses, Noah, Abraham (ca.1408–10) are painted darkly with tempera on wood and gold ground. By Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni), each has their own identifying emblem. At the newly installed European galleries, the Metropolitan Museum of Art tells us that original arrangement and function of this fantastic biblical group remain unknown. The dark visage given to them by the artists was probably not meant to flatter, but the figures speak for themselves. Their eyes glance this way and that.
Thank you Z.. would not have known and look forward to visiting the Met.
they are in one of the first main galleries of the European paintings 1200-1800.
They all look upset and angry.
i think David is looking sly
shifty eyed?
https://jewishcurrents.org/chabads-extremist-turn
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