Probably by Jacopo di Antonio (Master of Pratovecchio?), 'Pratovecchio Altarpiece', about 1450?
About the group
Overview
This altarpiece is a polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) but parts of it are missing. The two halves were not originally next to each other, but were on either side of a painting of the Assumption of the Virgin formerly in the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, in Pratovecchio, Tuscany.
The whole altarpiece once stood on a side altar in the Camaldolese nunnery of San Giovanni. Very unusually we know quite a lot about its commissioning. In June 1400 one Michele di Antonio Vaggi, a Camaldolese monk, made a will asking his mother Johanna to found a chapel at San Giovanni, for which she was to provide a ‘tavola picta’ (a painted altarpiece).
Both Johanna and Michele’s patron saints appear in the main panels, with Camaldolese saints in the pinnacles. This is presumably the altarpiece made for their family chapel, although it wasn't painted until the 1450s.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Pratovecchio Altarpiece
- Artist
- Probably by Jacopo di Antonio (Master of Pratovecchio?)
- Artist dates
- 1427 - 1454
- Date made
- about 1450?
- Inventory number
- NG584
- Collection
- Main Collection
About this record
If you know more about this painting or have spotted an error, please contact us. Please note that exhibition histories are listed from 2009 onwards. Bibliographies may not be complete; more comprehensive information is available in the National Gallery Library.
Works in the group
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Probably by Jacopo di Antonio (Master of Pratovecchio?)Two saints – one with wings leaning casually on a sword, the other wearing an animal skin – stand in a Gothic arch. On the left is Saint Michael the Archangel, leader of the heavenly army, with Saint John the Baptist on the right. They come from a polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted...Not on display -
Probably by Jacopo di Antonio (Master of Pratovecchio?)A rather anxious-looking bishop holding a book and a crosier (bishop’s staff) gazes to his right, while behind him a demure female saint looks at the floor. These are probably Saint Donatus, first bishop of Arezzo in Tuscany, and Saint Antilla, patron of Montepulciano, whose remains were venerate...Not on display -
Probably by Jacopo di Antonio (Master of Pratovecchio?)These saints come from a polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted in about 1450 for the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Pratovecchio, Tuscany. Other parts of the altarpiece are also in the National Gallery.San Giovanni was a Camaldolese nunnery, and the saints included are those who...Not on display -
Probably by Jacopo di Antonio (Master of Pratovecchio?)These saints come from a polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted in about 1450 for the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Pratovecchio, Tuscany. Other parts of this altarpiece are also in the National Gallery.San Giovanni was a Camaldolese nunnery and the saints on its altarpieces were...Not on display -
Probably by Jacopo di Antonio (Master of Pratovecchio?)This small roundel of the Angel Gabriel comes from a polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted in Florence in about 1450. It was made for a side altar in the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Pratovecchio.This is half of an image of the Annunciation, the moment Gabriel appeared to the V...Not on display -
Probably by Jacopo di Antonio (Master of Pratovecchio?)This small roundel of the Virgin Mary comes from a polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted in Florence in about 1450. It was made for a side altar in the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Pratovecchio. Other panels from the same altar are also in the National Gallery’s collection.This...Not on display -
Probably by Jacopo di Antonio (Master of Pratovecchio?)This small, arched painting of the Virgin Mary grieving comes from a large polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted in around 1450 for a provincial house of Camaldolese nuns in Pratovecchio, Tuscany. A number of other panels from this altarpiece are also in the National Gallery’s collectio...Not on display -
Probably by Jacopo di Antonio (Master of Pratovecchio?)A small saint, hands clasped and gazing at the ground, stands against a dark background, his face contorted in pain and distress. This is Saint John the Evangelist, and he comes from a polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted by Jacopo di Antonio in Florence in around 1450. It was made for...Not on display