The Miracle of the Loaves and the Fish

Image credit: The Bowes Museum

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In this painting, a small child offers a loaf of bread and some fish to Jesus. The expectant crowd, which has attended his preaching, awaits the distribution of food, which Christ miraculously multiplies. The episode prefigures the Last Supper, which is represented in grisaille (monochrome) above the main scene. The juxtaposition of a bright palette in the central image with scenes painted in grisaille is typical of the late works of Frans Francken II.

The Bowes Museum

Barnard Castle

Title

The Miracle of the Loaves and the Fish

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 27.2 x W 39.1 cm

Accession number

B.M.581

Acquisition method

bequeathed by the Founders, 1885

Work type

Painting

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The Bowes Museum

Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8NP England

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