Saint John the Evangelist; and An Apostolic Saint, possibly Saint Mark

First attributed to Mello da Gubbio by Miklós Boskovits, these two panels, along with the recently identified Saint John the Baptist, formed part of the upper register of a now-dispersed polyptych (M. Minardi, op. cit., pp. 127–128). Minardi dates them to circa 1340–1345, situating the panels between Mello’s frescoes in the Palazzo dei Consoli, Gubbio, and the artist's Madonna della Pieve d'Agnano (Museo Diocesano, Gubbio). He highlights the consistent punchwork and Mello’s distinctive physiognomic features, particularly the close-set eyes and flattened ears (ibid.).

The original polyptych likely followed the compositional structure of Pietro Lorenzetti’s Polittico della Pieve (also known as the Tarlati Polyptych; Santa Maria della Pieve, Arezzo), with Saint John and the Apostles flanking a central figure of Christ, as suggested by the gesture of John the Baptist (ibid.).