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Saints John the Baptist and Catherine of Alexandria
Workshop of Paolo Veneziano (Italian, active 1333–1358)
c. 1350
- Medium
- Tempera on panel
- Classification
- Painting
- Dimensions
- 77 × 49.7 cm (30 1/4 × 19 5/8 in.); Framed: 101.6 × 59.7 cm (40 × 23 1/2 in.)
- Culture
- Venice
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Credit line
- Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
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About this work
Saints John the Baptist and Catherine of Alexandria and Saints Augustine and Peter —identifiable by their clothing, attributes, and Latin inscriptions—once flanked a larger central image, probably of a Virgin and Child. The frames were made in the early 20th century, but they reflect the architectural style and motifs typical of 14th century Venetian altarpieces.
The leading Venetian painter of his time, Paolo Veneziano combined sinuous Gothic contours, sumptuous textile patterns, and severe facial types influenced by contemporary Byzantine art. This mix of styles reflects Venice’s role as the center of a vast trade network encompassing Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire and extending as far as East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
