Benvenuto di Giovanni
Saint Francis

ArtistItalian (Sienese), 1436–after 1518
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Saint Francis
Datec. 1475–1478
PlaceSiena, Italy
MediumTempera and gold leaf on wood
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (23.5 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Harry C. Hanszen
Object number70.36
Non exposé

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ProvenanceSatinover Galleries, New York, sold October 30, 1920 to Robert Lehman, New York.

Either sold by Robert Lehman to Maurice Newton or given to A. Merriman Paff.

Park-Bernet Galleries, New York, October 22, 1970, lot no. 2; from there purchased by the museum.

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