Currently not on view
San Bernardino
school of Il Vecchietta, Italian, ca. 1412–1480
y1962-85
Information
Title
San Bernardino
Maker
school of Il Vecchietta
Medium
Tempera on wood panel
Dimensions
41 x 32.7 cm (16 1/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
engaged frame: 43.8 x 35.3 x 3.5 cm (17 1/4 x 13 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
y1962-85
Place Made
Europe, Siena
Inscription
Inscription in gold letters on top red border: “STA NOMEN TVVM CENTIBVS”;
Culture
Materials
Dan Fellows Platt (1873 -1938), Englewood, NJ; by descent to Ethel Bliss Platt (1881-1971) [1]; 1962 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.
Notes
[1] Dan Fellows Platt left his collections to the University but gave his wife life-tenure and the right to sell
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