Melone is said to have been a pupil in Brescia of Romanino, whose work is sometimes confused with Melone's.
Altobello Melone
about 1490; died before 1543
Paintings by Altobello Melone
Christ carries the Cross on which he will be crucified. Bust-length paintings of this subject had become popular in Venice and Lombardy by the end of the fifteenth century.The emotional charge and drama of this painting are heightened by the tight cropping of the scene and the extremes of light a...
Not on display
After the Crucifixion, two of Christ’s disciples are walking to Emmaus when the resurrected Christ himself draws near and walks with them. They do not recognise him: he’s disguised as a pilgrim with a staff and a hat bearing the pilgrim’s shell (Luke 24: 13–35). When he asks why they are so sorro...