Ezekiel (prophet 2)
by DUCCIO di Buoninsegna, Tempera on wood, 44 x 16 cm
The statues carved on the Cathedral fa�ade have been identified as the most likely models for the figures of the prophets. In spite of their small size they preserve a solemn aspect, and the linearity of contour is enhanced by the gleaming gold ground. Ezekiel’s scroll reads: “Porta haec clausa erit; non aperietur, et vir non transibit per eam” (Ezekiel 44, 2: This gate shall be kept shut: it shall not be opened, and no man may pass through it).