King Melchior Sailing to the Holy Land
Painting by Pisanello
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Artist | Pesellino |
Year | c. 1445-1450 |
Medium | Tempera, oil and gold on panel |
Dimensions | 65.1 cm × 69.8 cm (25.6 in × 27.5 in) |
Location | Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts |
King Melchior Sailing to the Holy Land is a c.1445–1450 tempera, oil, and gold on panel painting by Pesellino, acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 and now in the Clark Art Institute.[1] It is now known to be a pair with or pendant to The Procession of the Magi by Zanobi Strozzi - together with a yet unidentified painting, they may have formed the predella of a yet unidentified altarpiece.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Catalogue entry".
- ^ Jacquot, Dominique (2006). Le musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Cinq siècles de peinture. Strasbourg: Musées de Strasbourg. pp. 44–45. ISBN 2-901833-78-0.
- ^ Moench, Esther (June 2017). De Giotto à Goya. Peintures italiennes et espagnoles du musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-2-35125-151-5.
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