Unknown Italian
Saint Anthony Abbot Preaching; Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John; Saint Anthony Abbot and the Centaur

Saint Anthony Abbot Preaching; Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John; Saint Anthony Abbot and the Centaur

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Saint Anthony Abbot Preaching; Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John; Saint Anthony Abbot and the Centaur
ArtistItalian (Sienese), active 1356, died 1388
CultureItalian (Sienese)
Titles
  • Saint Anthony Abbot Preaching; Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John; Saint Anthony Abbot and the Centaur
Datesecond half of the 14th century
PlaceSiena, Italy
MediumTempera and gold leaf on panel
DimensionsPanel: 11 1/2 × 38 7/8 in. (29.2 × 98.7 cm)
Frame: 15 1/4 × 43 3/16 in. (38.7 × 109.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.555
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Provenance[Edward Hutton, London]; purchased by Percy S. Straus, New York, August 1929; bequeathed to MFAH 1944.







Exhibition History“Masterpieces of European Painting from the 15th to 20th Centuries from The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," The Museum of Art, Ehime, Matsuyama, Japan, April 13–May 30, 1999; Chiba Prefectural Art Museum, Japan, June 5–July 11, 1999; Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu, Japan, July 17–August 22, 1999; Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan, August 27–October 3, 1999.
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