Saint Bernardino Preaching from a Pulpit
ca. 1470–75
Medium
Tempera on parchment
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. (21 x 14.3cm) Inside frame: 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (20 x 14cm)
Classification
Manuscripts and Illuminations
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.2474
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About the Artist
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was a quintessential Renaissance polymath from Siena, Italy, excelling as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and theorist in the Sienese School tradition. Baptized on September 23, 1439, to a poultry dealer named Francesco Maurizio di Giorgio di Martino, his early life remains sparsely documented, with the first record of his artistic activity appear...