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Saint Bernardino Preaching from a Pulpit

ca. 1470–75
Not on view
Essentially a small painting on parchment, this miniature contains an unusually vivid and naturalistic portrait of the famous Sienese preacher Fra Bernardino degli Albizzeschi (1380–1444), canonized by Pope Nicholas V in 1450. He is dressed in the habit of the Franciscan Order, preaching from a wooden pulpit, as was his custom in Siena and in other cities across Italy. The image, perhaps from a book of hymns in honor of Saint Bernardino, was executed by Francesco di Giorgio, a Sienese painter, illuminator, sculptor, architect, and military engineer.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Bernardino Preaching from a Pulpit
  • Artist: Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439–1501 Siena)
  • Date: ca. 1470–75
  • Medium: Tempera on parchment
  • Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. (21 x 14.3cm)
    Inside frame: 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (20 x 14cm)
  • Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.2474
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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