Altobello MELONE
(Cremona 1497 - Cremona 1530)
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Altobello MELONE
(Cremona 1497 - Cremona 1530)
The journey of Saint Helena to Jerusalem
Tempera on panel
25,5 x 46,9 cm
Bibliography:
M. Gregori, "Altobello and Giovanni Francesco Bembo," Paragone, vol. 93, Florence, 1957, pp. 32-33, reproduced fig 22 ;
F. Frangi, "Altobello Melone" in I Campi, Milan, 1985, quoted on p. 96, under numbers 1.7.11 and 1.7.12.
This painting is probably part of a predella that was to be part of a set comprising the following three panels:
Saint Helena Questioning the Hebrew, panel, 22.5 x 47.5 cm, held in a Milanese collection (see F. Frangi, Altobello Melone, I Campi, Milan, 1985, p. 96, no. 1.7.11, reproduced)
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