Details
Bernardino da Tossignano (active c. 1515-20)
Three Scenes from the Story of the True Cross: Helena questioning the Jew; The Discovery of the Cross; and The Proof of the True Cross
on panel, unframed
6 3/8 x 12¼in. (16.2 x 31cm.)
6 3/8 x 12 7/8in. (16.2 x 32.7cm)
6 3/8 x 12 1/8in. (16.2 x 30.8cm.)three (3)
Three Scenes from the Story of the True Cross: Helena questioning the Jew; The Discovery of the Cross; and The Proof of the True Cross
on panel, unframed
6 3/8 x 12¼in. (16.2 x 31cm.)
6 3/8 x 12 7/8in. (16.2 x 32.7cm)
6 3/8 x 12 1/8in. (16.2 x 30.8cm.)three (3)
Provenance
Mrs. Arlene Brett; Christie's, New York, 10 Jan. 1980, lot 92, as Pietro Paolo Agapiti ($15,000)
Literature
L. Tognoli Bardin in M. Boskovits, The Martello Collection, Florence, 1985, pp. 14-16, nos. 1a-c, illustrated in colour, as Pietro Paolo Agabiti
F. Zeri, Schede Romagnole, 2, Bernardino da Tossignano, Paragone, XXXVII, 441, Nov. 1986, pp. 27-8; reprinted in Giorno per Giorno nella Pittura. Scritti sull'arte dell'Italia settentrionale dal trecento al primo cinquecento, Turin, 1988, pp. 317-8 and figs. 233-5
F. Zeri, Schede Romagnole, 2, Bernardino da Tossignano, Paragone, XXXVII, 441, Nov. 1986, pp. 27-8; reprinted in Giorno per Giorno nella Pittura. Scritti sull'arte dell'Italia settentrionale dal trecento al primo cinquecento, Turin, 1988, pp. 317-8 and figs. 233-5