An oil and gold panel painting titled "The Mass of Saint Gregory," by a Spanish painter, ca. 1485 to 1495. The painting shows the legend in which Pope Gregory the Great, celebrating Mass while an onlooker doubted the Real Presence, saw Christ as the Man of Sorrows appear above the altar, a subject attached exclusively to Gregory in Christian iconography. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, European Paintings, under accession 1976.100.24.
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MediumOil and gold on wood, Spanish painter, ca. 1485 to 1495, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1976.100.24 1 Medium (class) Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source The Mass of Saint Gregory, accession 1976.100.24 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The Met's own title for this panel, "The Mass of Saint Gregory," names a closed iconographic legend attached exclusively to Gregory the Great, a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source The Mass of Saint Gregory, accession 1976.100.24 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. The Mass of Saint Gregory, accession 1976.100.24 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 1976.100.24
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An oil and gold panel painting titled "The Mass of Saint Gregory," by a Spanish painter, ca.
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