Pinacoteca di Brera Informazioni

St. James the Greater

Bonifacio Bembo

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.

Download hi-res image TITLE St. James the Greater
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
Share
Related artworks:
By the same author In the same date/era In the same room

Explore the Pinacoteca di Brera collection

masterpieces artworks catalogue very high definition