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BARTOLOMEO MONTAGNA (BARTOLOMEO CINCANI). Saint Justina of Padua

Saint Justina of Padua. Artist: Bartolomeo Montagna (Bartolomeo Cincani) (Italian, Vicentine, before 1459-1523). Dimensions: Overall, with added strips, 19 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (49.5 x 38.4 cm); painted surface 19 1/8 x 14 3/4 in. (48.6 x 37.5 cm). Date: 1490s.

A fragment from an altarpiece, this picture shows the early Christian martyr Justina in the guise of an elegantly dressed contemporary of the artist, thereby overlapping an ideal image of a saint with the conventions of portraiture. This is not surprising, for by the 1490s it was not uncommon to have yourself depicted as your patron saint. The palm branch and the sword piercing her breast are the saint's traditional attributes. In 1469 Montagna was associated with Giovanni Bellini; he went on to become the principal painter in Vicenza.

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Author: BARTOLOMEO MONTAGNA (BARTOLOMEO CINCANI) (before 1459-1523)

Title: Saint Justina of Padua

Caption: Saint Justina of Padua. Artist: Bartolomeo Montagna (Bartolomeo Cincani) (Italian, Vicentine, before 1459-1523). Dimensions: Overall, with added strips, 19 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (49.5 x 38.4 cm); painted surface 19 1/8 x 14 3/4 in. (48.6 x 37.5 cm). Date: 1490s. A fragment from an altarpiece, this picture shows the early Christian martyr Justina in the guise of an elegantly dressed contemporary of the artist, thereby overlapping an ideal image of a saint with the conventions of portraiture. This is not surprising, for by the 1490s it was not uncommon to have yourself depicted as your patron saint. The palm branch and the sword piercing her breast are the saint's traditional attributes. In 1469 Montagna was associated with Giovanni Bellini; he went on to become the principal painter in Vicenza.

Technique/material: OIL ON WOOD

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 3188 × 4094 px | 37.3 MB

Print size: 27.0 × 34.7 cm | 1255.1 × 1611.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: BARTOLOMEO MONTAGNA (BARTOLOMEO CINCANI) • EUROPE • EUROPEAN PAINTINGS • FRAGMENTS • ITALY • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • OIL ON WOOD • OIL PAINT • OIL PAINTING • OIL PAINTINGC PIO DI SAVOIA • OLI PAINTING • PAINTINGS • WOOD