About the Artwork
Christ in Benediction
early 15th century
Andrea di Bartolo
1389-1428
Italian
Unknown
Tempera on wood panel
Overall: 34 1/8 × 13 1/2 × 2 3/8 inches (86.7 × 34.3 × 6 cm)
Paintings
European Painting
City of Detroit Purchase
29.320
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
------
Provenance
until March 19, 1927, Mario Puccioni (Florence, Italy)
1929, (Achille De Clemente, Florence, Italy)
1929-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
Heil, W. "Some Early Italian Paintings." Bulletin of the DIA 11, no. 2 (November 1929): pp. 25-28, pp. 27-28 (ill.).
Heil, W. Catalogue of Paintings in the Permanent Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1930, cat. 3 (ill.).
Berenson, B. Italian pictures of the Renaissance; A List of the Principal Artists and their Works, with an Index of Places. Oxford, 1932, p. 9. [as Savior Blessing.]
Berenson, B. Pitture italiane del rinascimento Milan, 1936, p. 8. [as Savior Blessing.]
Valentiner, W.R. Italian Gothic Painting, Guide #4. Detroit, 1944, p. 20 (fig. 8).
Richardson, E.P., ed. Detroit Institute of Arts Catalogue of Paintings, 2nd ed. Detroit 1944, p. 6, cat. 3.
Paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts: A Checklist of the Paintings Acquired Before June 1965. Detroit, 1965, p. 8.
Berenson, B. Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: A List of the Principal Artists and their Works, with an Index of Places. Central Italian and North Italian Schools, vol. 1. London, 1968, p. 6.
Myers, B.S. Encyclopedia Of Painting. New York, 1970, p. 16 (ill.).
Fredericksen, B. and F. Zeri. Census of pre-19th century Italian paintings in North American Collections. Cambridge, MA, 1972, p. 6. [as Christ Blessing.]
Kindly share your feedback or any additional information, as this record is still a work in progress and may need further refinement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
Andrea di Bartolo, Christ in Benediction, early 15th century, tempera on wood panel. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 29.320.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback