Madonna and Child with Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica, A triptych of the Madonna and Child with Saints Benedict and Scholastica. Originally part of a polyptych with 7 sections. See fuller description and iconography: http://www.retepuglia.uniba.it/Pinacoteca/index.htm "This work can be dated to the period in which Antonio Vivarini was still close to the painter Jacopo Bellini and had not yet moved to Padova" (Pinacoteca Provinciale di Bari website)., c. 1432

 Item — Box: 190
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s19-i0245

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Madonna and Child with Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica, A triptych of the Madonna and Child with Saints Benedict and Scholastica. Originally part of a polyptych with 7 sections. See fuller description and iconography: http://www.retepuglia.uniba.it/Pinacoteca/index.htm "This work can be dated to the period in which Antonio Vivarini was still close to the painter Jacopo Bellini and had not yet moved to Padova" (Pinacoteca Provinciale di Bari website).

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.0244; Public Notes: Originally in the ancient church of Casale di Aurio in Surbo (Lecce). Given on loan in 1967 to the Provincial Art Gallery in Bari. It is the central section of a polpytych which originally had 7 sections.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1432

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Madonna and Child; altarpieces; Saint Benedict; books; saints; crosiers; saint attributes; Benedictine; religious orders; Saint Scholastica; School: Venice; Style period: Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 8.5; Image width (in.): 6.1in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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