Bernardino da Tossignano (active c. 1515-1520)
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Bernardino da Tossignano (active c. 1515-1520)

Saint Helena holding the Cross, with the Emperor Constantine, and Saints Francis and Sebastian

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Bernardino da Tossignano (active c. 1515-1520)
Saint Helena holding the Cross, with the Emperor Constantine, and Saints Francis and Sebastian
signed and dated 'Bernardinus de Passignano [sic] pinge bat die 9 aprilis 1515' (on the cartellino, upper center)
81 5/8 x 56 in. (207.3 x 142.2 cm.)
Provenance
Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham (1868-1948), London, by whom bequeathed to his widow
Viscountess Lee of Fareham; Christie's, London, 10 July 1953, lot 24.
Literature
F. Zeri, 'Schede romagnole: Bernardino da Tossignano', in Paragone, no. 441, November 1986, pp. 26-7, pl. 23.
S. Partsch, 'Bernardino da Tossignano', in Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon: Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker, IX, 1994, p. 540.
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This lot is offered without reserve.
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Please note the medium is oil on panel.

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