Polyptych: Saint Bernardino/Nicholas of Tolentino and Saint Anthony of Padua, This image shows the right side panels of a polyptych. Here we see St. Bernardino and St. Anthony of Padua. St. Bernardino holds a book and a sun. St. Anthony of Padua holds a book and a lily and wears a Franciscan habit. David Savage (2012) identifies the St. Bernardino figure as St. Nicholas of Tolentino (or Vincent Ferrer). The Fondazione Federigo Zeri also refers to this figure as Nicholas of Tolentino., 1447, Photographed in before 1939

 Item — Box: 189
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s19-i0168

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Polyptych: Saint Bernardino/Nicholas of Tolentino and Saint Anthony of Padua, This image shows the right side panels of a polyptych. Here we see St. Bernardino and St. Anthony of Padua. St. Bernardino holds a book and a sun. St. Anthony of Padua holds a book and a lily and wears a Franciscan habit. David Savage (2012) identifies the St. Bernardino figure as St. Nicholas of Tolentino (or Vincent Ferrer). The Fondazione Federigo Zeri also refers to this figure as Nicholas of Tolentino.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.0167; Public Notes: This work was originally in the church of San Francesco of Padua. The frame was carved by Cristoforo da Ferrara. The polyptych hung over a side altar in the church until the late 18th c., "when it was acquired by Tommaso degli Obizzi and then passed into the Este collection at Konopi≈ùtƒõ Castle. Transferred to the Prague Museum in 1939" (Savage).; This photograph was originally housed in a folder labeled, "Konopsicht (Prague)/ de S. Francesco a Padone. / Opera firmata e datata 1447.

Dates

  • Creation: 1447
  • Creation: Photographed in before 1939

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Saint Anthony of Padua; religious art; polyptychs; saints; Saint Bernardino; saint attributes; School: Venice; Style period: Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 6.9; Image width (in.): 3.3in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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