Full Record |
| Title |
St Bartholomew and St John the Evangelist |
| Collection |
Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle |
| Artist |
Attributed to school of Giovanni del Biondo (Italian painter, active 1356, died 1399)
Attributed to after Giovanni del Biondo (Italian painter, active 1356, died 1399)
Previously attributed to Daddi, Bernardo (Italian painter, active ca. 1280-1348)
Previously attributed to Italian (Florentine) School |
| Date Earliest |
possibly about 1356 |
| Date Latest |
possibly about 1370 |
| Description |
This is one of a pair of panels, the other being OP:0044, each depicting two saints, bought by the Hatton Gallery in 1953. The panels were joined at the time of purchase, but have since been separated in accordance with their original state. It is currently believed that they were painted for the Church of San Bartolomeo at Barberino in Valdelsa, and were part of a polyptich. A Madonna and Child from the same church has been proposed as the missing centrepiece. The panels were attributed to Bernardo Daddi, though this has been discounted, and stylistically they are closely related to work produced by del Biondo around 1360. |
| Current Accession Number |
OP:0045 |
| Subject |
religion (St Bartholomew, St John the Evangelist); figure |
| Measurements |
62 x 37 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
tempera (egg tempera) on panel (softwood {poplar?}) |
| Acquisition Details |
Purchased from the Ashburnham sale, Sotheby's, 1953, lot 3, £500 for pair. |
| Provenance |
Church of San Bartolomeo, Barberino Val d'Elsa, Tuscany; purchased by 3rd Earl of Ashburnham (1760-1830); by descent to Lady Catherine Ashburnham. |
| Publications |
Zeri, F., 'La mostra §Arte in Valdelsa§ a Certaldo', Bollettino d'Arte,, 1963, no. iii, pp. 245-258. |
| Notes |
The current attribution is due to Richard Offner in 1963. Federico Zeri also finds stylistic connections to the work of Nicolo di Piero Gerini. A Madonna and Child from the same church has been proposed as the missing centrepiece by Zeri. The works were originally purchased by the Hatton Gallery as by Bernardo Daddi. |
| Rights Owner |
The Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle |
| Author |
Elizabeth van der Beugel |
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