Saint John the Evangelist, part of a polyptych, 1320s
Segna di Buonaventura (Italian, Sienese, active by 1298, died 1326/31)
Tempera on wood, gold ground; Overall, with engaged (largely modern) frame, 35 x 22 in. (88.9 x 55.9 cm); Painted surface: 27 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (69.2 x 41.9 cm)
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941 (41.100.22)
Technical Glossary
Segna di Buonaventura (Italian, Sienese, active by 1298, died 1326/31)
Tempera on wood, gold ground; Overall, with engaged (largely modern) frame, 35 x 22 in. (88.9 x 55.9 cm); Painted surface: 27 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (69.2 x 41.9 cm)
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941 (41.100.22)
Segna was somewhat younger than Duccio, with whom he may have been associated. This panel is the best preserved element of a signed altarpiece by Segna of which three other panels are also in the Museum.
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Artist
Material and Technique
Object
Subject Matter/Theme
- • Figure, Saint
- • Figure, Saint, organized by geography
- • Figure, Saint, organized by geography, Europe
- • Figure, Saint, organized by geography, Europe, Italian Peninsula
- • Figure, Saint, organized by name
- • Figure, Saint, organized by name, John the Evangelist
- • Religious Art, Christianity
