MEDIEVAL IMAGES OF SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - PA097.jpg


Category	Painting
Origin: artist/workshop	Mariotto di Nardo
Date	15C/1
Reference No
Size	145x79 (centre panel), 116x74 (each side panel)
Provenance
Present Location	Florence, Seristori Collection
Bibliography	Fremantle 1975, 453
	Berenson 1963, 131
Illustration From
Other illustrations	Fremantle 1975, ill 939

Country	Italy

Description:
Triptych painted by Mariotto di Nardo, active from 1394, died 1424, a close follower of Jacopo di Cione. Centre has the Virgin and Child with six angels, the left wing St James and St John the Baptist, the right wing St Andrew and Bernard. Above, in the centre Christ blessing, on the sides the Annunciation and, below, two quatrefoils with Prophets. Bernard is in a white cowl and carries a crozier in his tight hand and a book in his left. He has a 'tuft'.

Description:

Triptych painted by Mariotto di Nardo, active from 1394, died 1424, a close follower of Jacopo di Cione. Centre has the Virgin and Child with six angels, the left wing St James and St John the Baptist, the right wing St Andrew and Bernard. Above, in the centre Christ blessing, on the sides the Annunciation and, below, two quatrefoils with Prophets. Bernard is in a white cowl and carries a crozier in his tight hand and a book in his left. He has a 'tuft'.