Onofrio Giordano della Cava, Detail from The Small Onofrio Fountain

Mid-15th century
Dubrovnik, Croatia

The motif of Christ as the Good Shepherd, adopted in the 2nd century, continues through the Renaissance and beyond. In this small panel on the famous fountain in Dubrovnik, Onofrio reduces the image to its essence.

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Photographed at the site by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.