St. Isidore and the Miracle of the Well christ exploring the three-dimensional dramatic realism

exploring the three-dimensional dramatic realism inaugurated by Giotto

Duccio di Buoninsegna was an Italian painter active in Siena

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Sebastian after his tourturous arrow firing squad

The altarpiece was commissioned in 1285 by a Dominican fraternity

St. Isidore and the Miracle of the Well christ exploring the three-dimensional dramatic realismA depiction of one of the miracles of Saint Isidore the Laborer (12th century), the patron saint of Madrid, who made many miracles. Here, after his son had fallen into a well, the water miraculously rose to the top, carrying the child up with it, thanks to his fathers prayers, and those of his mother, Saint Mary of the Head. This piece was painted by Alonso Cano