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It shows Jesus healing a blind man, an episode told in John’s Gospel. Jesus is shown wiping a mixture – made from mud and his own spit – over the man’s eyes. The man carries a stick to guide his steps; when he, shown again at the far right of the picture, washes his face in the nearby pool, he drops his stick and looks up, cured.
Duccio had help from a team of painters to complete the work. He drew the figures and sketched in the architecture but one of his assistants finished off the architecture using a ruler to incise straight lines, which can still be seen if you look closely.
Title
The Healing of the Man born Blind
Date
1307/1308–1311
Medium
Egg tempera on poplar
Measurements
H 43.5 x W 45 cm
Accession number
NG1140
Acquisition method
Bought, 1883
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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