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A rather anxious-looking bishop holding a book and a crosier (bishop’s staff) gazes to his right, while behind him a demure female saint looks at the floor. These are probably Saint Donatus, first bishop of Arezzo in Tuscany, and Saint Antilla, patron of Montepulciano, whose remains were venerated in Arezzo. They come from a polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted in about 1450 for the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Pratovecchio, Tuscany. Other parts are also in our collection. The saints included would have been ones important to the patrons and ones with links to the place for which the altar was intended. The nunnery of San Giovanni had close links with Arezzo, about 46 km to the south of Pratovecchio, where there was a sister house, San Benedetto.
Title
A Bishop (Donatus?) and a Female Martyr (Antilla?): Main Tier Right Panel
Date
about 1450?
Medium
Egg tempera on wood
Measurements
H 94 x W 49.5 cm
Accession number
NG584.2
Acquisition method
Bought, 1857
Work type
Painting
