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Tempera Artists
225 works at MoMA
8 nationalities
Leading Artists in Tempera
- 32 Jacob Lawrence American
- 25 Batiste Madalena American
- 23 Karl Free American
- 18 Charles Rain American
- 10 Howard Hodgkin British
- 7 Ben Shahn American
- 7 Anna Andreeva Russian
- 6 Pavel Tchelitchew American
- 5 Mark Tobey American
- 4 Morris Graves American
National Distribution
Classification Sub-types
| Classification | Works | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing | 100 | 44.4% |
| Painting | 88 | 39.1% |
| Design | 11 | 4.9% |
| Illustrated Book | 10 | 4.4% |
| 8 | 3.6% | |
| Architecture | 6 | 2.7% |
| Installation | 1 | 0.4% |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Archive | 1 | 0.4% |
Department Distribution
- European Paintings (MET) — 247
- Egyptian Art (MET) — 203
- Robert Lehman Collection (MET) — 122
- Drawings & Prints (MOMA) — 117
- Painting & Sculpture (MOMA) — 65
- Medieval Art (MET) — 42
- Film (MOMA) — 25
- The Cloisters (MET) — 25
- Architecture & Design (MOMA) — 18
- Asian Art (MET) — 12
Production by Decade
2
0s
1
1900s
3
1910s
36
1920s
57
1930s
61
1940s
26
1950s
20
1960s
5
1970s
2
1980s
11
1990s
1
2020s
Physical Scale Distribution
| Scale bracket | Works | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small (< 30 cm) | 12 | 5.6% |
| Medium (30–100 cm) | 155 | 72.1% |
| Large (1–3 m) | 47 | 21.9% |
| Monumental (> 3 m) | 1 | 0.5% |
Artist Birth Cohorts
2
1850–1874
22
1875–1899
37
1900–1924
14
1925–1949
3
1950–1974
Gender of Artists Working in Tempera
- Male — 71
- Female — 8
Met Cultural Context
| Culture | Country | Met Records |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 201 | |
| Italian | Italy | 34 |
| Japan | 12 | |
| Spanish | Spain | 10 |
| Italian | 9 | |
| French | France | 8 |
| Italian, Siena | 6 | |
| Italian, Florence | 5 | |
| Spanish | 3 | |
| South Netherlandish | Netherlands | 2 |
On View Now
7 Tempera works currently installed in Met galleries
Notable Highlights
Madonna and Child
Duccio di Buoninsegna · ca. 1290–1300
The Adoration of the Magi
Giotto di Bondone · possibly ca. 1320
Madonna and Child
Simone Martini · ca. 1326
Saint Andrew
Simone Martini · ca. 1326
The Last Supper
Ugolino da Siena (Ugolino di Nerio) · ca. 1325–30