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The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 21.28)

Christian Art

An engraving titled "The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus," by Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1475. Longinus is shown as the Roman centurion who, in Christian legend, pierced the crucified Christ's side and was afterward venerated as a saint, standing beside the risen Christ and Saint Andrew. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 21.28.

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Object Type
Print (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1
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Medium
Engraving, Andrea Mantegna, Italian, ca. 1475, Metropolitan Museum of Art 21.28 1
Medium (class)
Engraving 1
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Andrew, Figures

This source names Andrew directly: ""The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus," by Andrea Mantegna, ca."

Source The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus, accession 21.28 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Belongs to Tradition

Source The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus, accession 21.28 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Longinus, Figures

The Met's own title for this engraving names the subject outright, a direct identification of the centurion venerated as Saint Longinus rather than a bare thematic tag.

Source The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus, accession 21.28 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus, accession 21.28 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 21.28
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    An engraving titled "The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus," by Andrea Mantegna, ca.
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