A Truly Rare 14th-Century Sienese Painting

Published on 19 January 2023, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 28 January 2023 - 14:30 (CET) - Salle Saint-Jean, 12, rue Jean-Nicot - 45140 Saint-Jean-de-La-Ruelle

Discovered by chance during an inventory, this painting by the Master of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, an artist active in Siena in the early 14th century, looks set to be the star of the auction.

Master of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, active in and around Siena between 1305 and early... A Truly Rare 14th-Century Sienese Painting

Master of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, active in and around Siena between 1305 and early 1330. Calvary, c. 1315, diptych section, panel painted on the reverse, egg tempera and gold background, 31 x 22.5 cm/12.2 x 8.9 in.
Estimate: €40,000/60,000

The chrysalis has turned into a butterfly. Purchased in Valenciennes as a simple icon in 1984, some 40 years later, this painting is now being offered for sale as a Sienese work of the early 14th century. It is an Italian early Renaissance work of great rarity, whose imperfect condition and missing parts are easily forgiven. The slightly rounded panel has a damaged original frame, which now reveals the canvas. The original gold background,…

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