St. Julian
Technical Details
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Title
St. Julian -
Author
Bonifacio Bembo -
Year
c. 1450 -
Dimensions
cm 85 x 28 -
Inventory
2329 -
Room
X
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.