Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist

Provenance

Possibly part of a suite of decorations belonging to Francesco di Bonacorso Pitti, Florence, from 1494 [based on arms in a related panel in National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; see Lloyd 1993, p. 20]. Luigi Grassi, Florence, by 1924 [bill of sale dated March 18, 1924 in curatorial file]; sold to Martin A. Ryerson (died 1932), Chicago, 1924; on loan to the Art Institute, 1924; by descent to his wife Carrie Hutchinson Ryerson (1859–1937), Chicago, 1932 [Last Will and Testament of Martin A. Ryerson, Died August 11, 1932, copy in Institutional Archives, Art Institute of Chicago]; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1937.

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist

Bartolomeo di Giovanni

1490/95

Accession Number

25740

Medium

Tempera on panel (poplar)

Dimensions

74 × 150.4 cm (29 3/16 × 59 3/16 in.); Framed: 88 × 164 cm (34 5/8 × 64 9/16 in.)

Classification

painting

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection