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Collections

Giovanni di Paolo
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

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Gold-Ground Painting in Europe
Gothic triptych altarpiece in tempera and gold leaf with a central enthroned Madonna and Child flanked by saints, set in carved gilded wooden frame with pointed gables
Small painted wood triptych with Gothic-arched panels open to reveal a central pointed arch flanked by two hinged wings, with crennelated cresting, traces of red, green, and black pigment over weathered surface.
Tempera and gold leaf panel painting, a narrow Gothic altarpiece wing with pointed pinnacle. Lower register shows two standing saints beneath a gilded arch: one in red robe holding a book, one in black and white Dominican habit. Small seated figure in the triangular gable above.
Tempera and gold leaf on panel, a narrow vertical altarpiece wing with pointed top. Lower register shows two haloed figures beneath a Gothic arch: a monk in gray-green robes and a barefoot figure in a red drape. Upper triangular lunette depicts a winged angel in red against gold ground.
Artist or Maker
Giovanni di Paolo
Italy, Siena, circa 1395/1399-1482
Title
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)
Date Made
circa 1427-1430
Medium
Tempera and gold on panel
Dimensions
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)
Credit Line
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
AC1996.139.1a-b
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Provenance
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
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.