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Pope Gregory the Great (?) and Saint Matthias (© National Gallery, London)
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© National Gallery, London

Pope Gregory the Great (?) and Saint Matthias

Artist: Masolino de Panicale (Tomaro Fini) (1383 - 1447)

Location: National Gallery

Date: 1423 - 1428

Materials: egg tempera on wood

Dimensions: 115 x 55cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £15,750)

Vendor: Christie's

Review number: 1581 (1950)

Provenance:
Farnese Collection, Rome in 17c.; Cardinal Fesch sale 1845; Major General Sir Allan Adair Bt

Description:
The back of the right wing of altarpiece in Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, detached from the front 'St Liberius and St Matthias' and transferred to a synthetic support.

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