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Sassetta's Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece

05/1951 | 578 | 93

Pages: 145-152

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Author:

Carli, Enzo (Carli, Enzo)

Subjects

artists:

Sassetta

artists:

Sano di Pietro

buildings:

San Francesco, Sansepolcro, Italy

collectors and dealers:

Berenson, Bernard

dates:

1400-1449

museums and institutions:

National Gallery, London, Great Britain

places:

Italy / Siena

places:

Borgo San Sepolcro

subjects:

Altarpieces / Patronage

subjects:

Reconstructions

subjects:

Saints / Anthony of Padua, Saint / John the Evangelist, Saint

subjects:

Francis of Assisi, Saint

works:

San Sepolcro Altarpiece (dispersed)

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Detail from Madonna and Angels, by Sassetta, Reproduced in Fig. 4.

Attributed works:

2. Detail from St Anthony of Padua, Reproduced in Fig. 4.

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3. Detail from St John the Evangelist, Reproduced in Fig. 4.

Attributed works:

4. Madonna and Angels, St Anthony of Padua and St John the Evangelist. Parts of Sassetta's Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece, 1437-44. Central Panel: 205 by 119.5 cm., Including Cornice; Lateral Panels: Each 194 by 58.8 cm., Including Cornices. (Private Collection.)

Attributed works:

5. Head of an Angel, by Sano di Pietro. Fragment of Fresco. (Porta Romana, Siena.)

Attributed works:

6. Head of an Angel, by Sano di Pietro. Fragment of Fresco. (Porta Romana, Siena.)

Attributed works:

7. Detail from Madonna and Angels, Reproduced in Fig. 4.

Attributed works:

8. Detail from Madonna and Angels, Reproduced in Fig. 4.

Attributed works:

Fig. A. Obverse of Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece. 1. Madonna and Angels. 2. St Anthony of Padua. 3. St John the Baptist. 4. B. Ranieri Rasini. 5. St John the Evangelist. 6. Miracle of the B. Ranieri Rasini. (a) 'Choir of Franciscans' (Compartment of Predella at One Time in Existence, Perhaps Relating to the Life of St Anthony). (b) Back of St Francis Praying before the Crucifix (Saviour blessing?).

Attributed works:

Fig. B. Reverse of Borge San Sepolcro Altarpiece. 1. St Francis in Ecstasy. 2. Dream and Charity of St Francis. 3. St Francis Renouncing His Heritage. 4. Mystic Marriage. 5. St Francis before the Pope. 6. Wolf of Gubbio. 7. St Francis before the Soldan. 8. Stigmatisation. 9. Death of St Francis. 10. St Francis Praying before the Crucifix.

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A Recovered Francesco di Giorgio

02/1949 | 551 | 91

Pages: 33-37+39

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Author:

Carli, Enzo (Carli, Enzo)

Subjects

artists:

Francesco di Giorgio Martini

dates:

1450-1499

patrons:

Compagnia di San Giovanni Battista della Morte

places:

Italy / Siena

subjects:

Italian sculpture / Attributions / Documents

subjects:

Wood sculpture / Saints / John the Baptist, Saint

subjects:

Patronage / Confraternities

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. St. John the Baptist, by Francesco di Giorgio Martini. Detail of the Statue Reproduced on p. 37.

Attributed works:

2, 3, 4. St John the Baptist, by Francesco di Giorgio Martini. Wooden Polychrome Statue. Height 181 cm. (Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Fogliano, Siena.)

Attributed works:

5. Right Hand of Statue Reproduced Above.

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