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Goddess of Chaste Love

1468–75
Not on view
This is a fragment from a cassone panel representing the Triumph of Chastity, here meaning fidelity in marriage, a common subject for nuptial chests. She is in her triumphant cart accompanied by virtuous women.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Goddess of Chaste Love
  • Artist: Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439–1501 Siena)
  • Date: 1468–75
  • Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
  • Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 17 1/4 in. (39.4 x 43.8 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Marquand Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.182
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Design for a Wall Monument, Francesco di Giorgio Martini Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, blue gouache, on vellum
Design for a Wall Monument
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
ca. 1490
Saint Bernardino Preaching from a Pulpit, Francesco di Giorgio Martini Italian, Tempera on parchment
Saint Bernardino Preaching from a Pulpit
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
ca. 1470–75
The Man of Sorrows with Two Angels, Francesco di Giorgio Martini Italian, Tempera on wood
The Man of Sorrows with Two Angels
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
ca. 1470
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, Francesco di Giorgio Martini Italian, Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak and fruitwoods in walnut base, Italian, Gubbio
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1478–82
The Nativity, Francesco di Giorgio Martini Italian, Tempera on wood
The Nativity
Francesco di Giorgio Martini

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