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 TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Physical Form
MediumEngraving, Andrea Mantegna, Italian, ca. 1475, Metropolitan Museum of Art 21.28 1 Medium (class) Connections
Associated With
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)
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Source The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus, accession 21.28 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
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
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An engraving titled "The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus," by Andrea Mantegna, ca.
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