Ruth Leon recommends… Duccio’s The Healing of the Man Born Blind

Ruth Leon recommends… Duccio’s The Healing of the Man Born Blind

Ruth Leon recommends

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August 28, 2022

Why is this man depicted twice? – National Gallery

 Ayla Lepine, the Ahmanson Fellow in Art and Religion at the National Gallery brilliantly deconstructs one of the Gallery’s oldest paintings. In this short talk about Duccio’s The Healing of the Man Born Blind, she delves into the history and the religious significance of the painting, a small panel from a much larger work, and discusses the use of colour and form.

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