Kneeling Cleric Holding Mitre (possibly Saint Benedict)
Artist
Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
(Italian, 1447-1522)
Datec. 1480
MediumMarble
Dimensions18 x 10 1/2 x 7 in. (45.7 x 26.7 x 17.8 cm)
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN5359
These Clerics, both beautifully carved, were once joined to a Virgin and Child now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Distinctive is their angular, energized drapery, sometimes described as "cartaceous" for its resemblance to crumpled paper. They may have originally been carved for the Arc of the Persian Martyrs, a sculptural complex in the church of San Lorenzo in Cremona made to house relics (parts of saint's bodies or objects with which they had contact).
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 04
