Dispute with the Libertines, ca. 1390

Title

Dispute with the Libertines

Painter

• Martino di Bartolomeo

Altar

Seven Scenes from the Legend of St. Stephen

Part Number / Total

6 / 7

Period Produced

• 14th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on poplar

Material

• poplar wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1865 in an exchange with the Frankfurt Verein für Geschichte und Alterthumskunde

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• Saint Stephen
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Stephen (saint)
• Moses
• Paul (apostle)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Apostelgeschichte 6,9

Primary

• 73F3561 Stephen before the Sanhedrin
• 11I62(MOSES) Moses (not in biblical context); possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law
• 12A54(LIBERTINES) Jewish sects, divisions, spiritual currents (LIBERTINES)
• 49C4 discussion, dialogue, dispute ~ scholar, philosopher

Secondary

• 12A43 the Temple (in general) ~ Jewish religion