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Engaged molding

ca. 1446
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 956
The delicate balance between the flat top edge and the hollow below it on this gabled molding ornamented only with punched bands acknowlege the fine draftsmanship of the "Exaltation of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino" by Giovanni di Paolo (ca. 1400-1482). The decorative palm fronds that cross above Nicholas's head and the fluttering scroll held by Saint Augustine serve to divide the composition. The panel was never part of a larger structure.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Engaged molding
  • Date: ca. 1446
  • Culture: Sienese
  • Medium: Poplar. Gilt; deep red-brown bole.
  • Dimensions: Overall: 19 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (49 × 31.2 cm)
    Sight: 16 13/16 × 10 5/8 in. (42.7 × 27 cm)
  • Classification: Frames
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.35b
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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The Exultation of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)
ca. 1450
Tondo mirror frame, Italian, Siena, Poplar; carved, gilt; deep red-brown bole., Italian, Siena
Tondo mirror frame
Italian, Siena
ca. 1490–1500
Engaged arched cassetta frame and arched tabernacle frame, Poplar. Carved, gilt; orange-red bole, blue and white color, all over greenish tone., Sienese
Engaged arched cassetta frame and arched tabernacle frame
Sienese
ca. 1465 and 1490 (?)
Cassetta frame, Poplar(?). Gilt; red-orange bole., Sienese
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Sienese
ca. 1450
Integral tondo molding, Single piece of poplar. Carved, gilt; brown-red bole, blue in dentil., Sienese
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