Triptych with the Enthroned Virgin between Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Lucy (central panel); Saint Francis, Saint John the Baptist, and the Archangel Gabriel (left wing); Saint Bartholomew, Saint Dominic, and the Virgin Annunciate ( right wing

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Triptych with the Enthroned Virgin between Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Lucy (central panel); Saint Francis, Saint John the Baptist, and the Archangel Gabriel (left wing); Saint Bartholomew, Saint Dominic, and the Virgin Annunciate ( right wing

circa 1427-1430
Paintings
Tempera and gold on panel
Overall: 25 3/4 × 22 1/8 in. (65.41 × 56.2 cm) Central Panel: 21 5/8 × 10 13/16 in. (55 × 27.5 cm) Left Wing: 21 5/8 × 5 13/16 in. (55 × 14.7 cm) Right Wing: 21 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (55 × 14 cm)
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation (AC1996.139.1a-b)
Not currently on public view

Provenance

Possibly commissioned by a member of the Placidi family, Siena. Private collection, Germany, from ca. 1920 (sale,London, Christie’s, 13 Dec....
Possibly commissioned by a member of the Placidi family, Siena. Private collection, Germany, from ca. 1920 (sale,London, Christie’s, 13 Dec. 1991, lot 73,to); [Matthiesen Gallery, London, 1996,sold 1996 to]; LACMA
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Bibliography

  • Spallanzani, Marco. Rugs in Late Medieval Siena. Firenze: Studio Per Edizioni Scelte, 2014.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 1, Italian Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.
  • Spallanzani, Marco. Rugs in Late Medieval Siena. Firenze: Studio Per Edizioni Scelte, 2014.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 1, Italian Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.
  • Gold backs, 1250-1480. London: Matthiesen Fine Art, 1996.

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