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Painting of a Bishop-Saint

Michele Giambono, c. 1400

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Professor Norman Land suggests that the size of the Saint indicates that it was originally the central panel of a polyptych. He also asserts that the panel may come from the Church of St. Alvise.

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Title of artwork, date

Painting of a Bishop-Saint, c. 1400

Date supported

1985

Medium and material

Panel

Dimensions

85 x 48 cm

Grant

5000

Total cost

40000

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