Saint Benedict

The painting "Saint Benedict" by Segna di Buonaventura dates to the 1320s and is executed in tempera on wood with a gold ground. The overall dimensions, including framing elements, are 49 x 20 7/8 inches (124.5 x 53 cm). The painted surface of Saint Benedict measures 27 7/8 x 16 inches (70.8 x 40.6 cm), while the pinnacle's painted surface is 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 inches (26 x 39.1 cm). It is classified as a painting within the European Paintings department.

Segna di Bonaventura, an Italian painter, was active from approximately 1280 to 1331. This work was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1924 through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund. The catalogue record does not provide information regarding the artwork's culture, specific provenance, exhibitions, or literature.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several comparable works by Segna di Bonaventura, including "The Crucifixion" (ca. 1315), "Madonna and Child with Nine Angels" (ca. 1315), "Madonna and Child" (ca. 1320), "Saint Silvester Gozzolini" (1320s), "Christ Blessing" (ca. 1311), "Saint John the Evangelist" (ca. 1320), and "Saints and Scenes from the Life of the Virgin" (ca. 1320). An earlier "Madonna and Child" (ca. 1290–1300) is also part of their collection.