St Christopher
Artist: Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo (1481 - 1559)
Location: Canterbury Cathedral
Date: 1481 - 1559
Materials: fresco transferred to canvas
Dimensions: 132 x 92 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £100 (Total: £200)
Vendor: Sotheby's
Review number: 1936 (1958)
Provenance:
The fresco is believed to have come from the Certosa at Ferrara. Francis Cooke Collection, Richmond.
Description:
St. Christopher dressed in a white shirt, yellow coat and purple cloak carries the Infant Christ across a river. The Child wears a blue coat and an orange cloak. In the background is a town at the foot of a hill crowned by monastic buildings.
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