Young Leonardo by Jean-Pierre Isbouts & Christopher Heath Brown
Author:Jean-Pierre Isbouts & Christopher Heath Brown [Isbouts, Jean-Pierre & Brown, Christopher Heath]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Giovanni Donato di Montorfano, Crucifixion with Donors, detail of center with John the Evangelist on the far right, gazing at the beholder.
Another soldier, standing to the immediate left of Jesusâ Cross, is holding what appears to a pilum, a long Roman spear, even though the upper part of the lance has faded. There are two possible interpretations for this figure. On the one hand, he could be the soldier who âput a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssopâ and gave it to Jesus to drink (John 19:29). In medieval art, this sponge is usually placed at the tip of a long spear, so that the soldier can reach Jesusâ mouth. This interpretation is bolstered by the fact that in Montorfanoâs fresco, the soldier is carrying a vessel in his left hand, presumably containing the sour wine.
On the other hand, John also refers to a soldier who pierced Christâs side with a lance, so as to verify that he was dead, âand at once blood and water came outâ (John 19:34). This interpretation appears to be validated by the fact that blood is indeed flowing from Jesusâ torso. According to a Christian legend (the fourth-century âGospel of Nicodemusâ), the lance bearer was named Longinus. In later legends, he was sometimes conflated with the centurion who cried out at the moment of Christâs death, âtruly this man was the Son of Godâ (Mark 15:39). Some legends state that Longinus eventually converted to Christianity. In fact, he is venerated as a saint in both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches to this day.
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