Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist

Tempera on panel (poplar)Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)/1490/95

Description

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist is an internationally celebrated Tempera on panel (poplar) created by Bartolomeo di Giovanni (1490/95). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

Possibly part of a suite of decorations belonging to Francesco di Bonacorso Pitti, Florence, from 1494 [based on arms in a related panel in National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; see Lloyd 1993, p. 20]. Luigi Grassi, Florence, by 1924 [bill of sale dated March 18, 1924 in curatorial file]; sold to Martin A. Ryerson (died 1932), Chicago, 1924; on loan to the Art Institute, 1924; by descent to his wife Carrie Hutchinson Ryerson (1859–1937), Chicago, 1932 [Last Will and Testament of Martin A. Ryerson, Died August 11, 1932, copy in Institutional Archives, Art Institute of Chicago]; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1937.

Dimensions

74 × 150.4 cm (29 3/16 × 59 3/16 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

Renaissance

Accession No

25740

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

Renaissance • Italy • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

Continuous Discovery