Saint Alexander
Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro) · ca. 1425
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What the record supports
"Saint Alexander," attributed to Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro), is a painting from circa 1425. This artwork is executed in tempera on wood with a gold ground. Its overall dimensions are 6 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches (15.9 x 15.6 cm), with the roundel having a diameter of 5 7/8 inches (14.9 cm).
Classified as a Painting within the European Paintings department, the piece was a Bequest of Lucy G. Moses in 1990. The catalogue record does not provide information regarding its culture, provenance, exhibition history, or relevant literature. An artist authority record for Fra Angelico was not supplied.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several comparable works by or after Fra Angelico, including two versions of "The Crucifixion" (ca. 1420–23 and possibly ca. 1440), "Justice" (ca. 1440), and "Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Angels" (ca. 1440). Other holdings include "Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness" (ca. 1440), "Paradise" (1445), and "Coronation of the Virgin" (ca. 1455).
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Comparables
Related holdings by the same hand
The Crucifixion
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Crucifixion
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Head of a Saint (profile to the right), after Fra Angelico
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Justice
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Angels
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Coronation of the Virgin
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Paradise
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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