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Summary
Sano di Pietro: Saint Augustine
Artist
Sano di Pietro
(1405–1481)
Description
painter and illuminator
Date of birth/death
2 December 1405
October 1481
Location of birth/death
Siena
Siena
Work location
Siena (1428–1481)
Authority file
: Q1379714
VIAF: 65118647
ISNI: 0000000115729337
ULAN: 500115558
LCCN: nr91029004
MusicBrainz: 7920fdcb-bf64-49e9-b5ff-322ea7aee848
WorldCat
artist QS:P170,Q1379714
Title
Saint Augustine
Object type
painting
Genre
religious art
Description
St. Augustine’s cope (mantle) was originally covered entirely in silver, which has flaked away over time. The red that we see today is bole, the clay-like pigment used as a base for silver and gold leaf. It is important to realize that with the silver leaf decoration this painting would have shimmered in the church candlelight with a radiance that is almost difficult to imagine today.
Depicted people
Augustine of Hippo
Date
circa 1470
date QS:P571,+1470-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
tempera on panel
medium QS:P186,Q175166;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259
Dimensions
height: 46.5 in (118.1 cm); width: 16.1 in (40.9 cm)
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