Two Evangelists

Gherardo Starnina, c. 1407

Starnina was a widely travelled artist who developed an elegant and highly coloured style in Spain. After he returned to Florence in 1403, his work exerted a profound influence on the artistic development of Lorenzo Monaco and other Florentine painters. These two panels, which are in excellent condition, probably served as wings of a large altarpiece.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3980
  • Dimensionsheight 35 cm x width 14 cm
  • Physical characteristicstempera on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Two Evangelists

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3980

  • Description

    Een evangelist, staande ten voeten uit. In de rechterhand een pen, in de linkerhand een opengeslagen boek. Waarschijnlijk oorspronkelijk onderdeel van een altaarstuk of een dergelijk ensemble. Pendant van SK-A-3979.

Creation

  • Creation

    • painter: Gherardo Starnina, Florence
    • painter: Meester van de Bambino Vispo [rejected attribution]
    • painter: Giovanni dal Ponte [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1407

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    tempera on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 35 cm x width 14 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    See the provenance for SK-A-3979.

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

    • R. Oertel, 'Pantheon' 32 (1974), p. 424
    • H.W. van Os, 'Discoveries and rediscoveries in early Italian painting', 'Arte Cristiana' 695, Marzo/Aprile (1983), p. 75, afb. 12, 13
    • J. van Waadenoijen, 'A Proposal for Starnina: exit the Maestro del Bambino Vispo?', 'The Burlington Magazine' CXVI (1974), p. 85
    • Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum Amsterdam 1953, p. 18
    • B. Degenhart, 'Zur Ausstellung der Slg. O. Lanz im Rijksmuseum', 'Pantheon' (1941), p. 35

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