


These two panels are parts of a now dispersed polyptych painted by Bonifacio Bembo, a painter and illuminator awarded numerous prestigious commissions by the Sforza court whose ideals of courtly luxury he depicted. The pale, elegant saints outlined by a thin, soft silhouette are clad in complementary, jewel-like colours. The meticulous rendering of detail, from the clothing to the grass, still echoes the masterly naturalism of Gentile da Fabriano.

AUTHOR Bonifacio Bembo
DATE c. 1450
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Tempera on panel
DIMENSIONS cm 85 x 28
INVENTORY 2329
ROOM X
Work on display
Donation