Inv. 969.7.35
Saint Catherine of Alexandria with wheel and martyr's palm; saint John the Baptist wearing a camel hide; seated Virgin and Child; Christ with a long robe standing in the Virgin's lap; unidentified bearded male saint (possibly saint Peter); unidentified crowned female saint holding a cross.
Museum's opinion 2011: Italy (Siena), 2nd quarter of the 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the right side (?).
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy: Saint John the Baptist's robe (brown); decoration of the gables and arches (blue).
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Labels with inscriptions: 'COLLECTION DU DR P. THOBY NANTES VI'; 'EXPOSITION D'ART ANCIEN 1924, 225, 95'; 'EXPOSITION D'ART RELIGIEUX 1933, LA PSALLETTE DE NANTES, 312', 'Dobrée, 969-7-35,' '28', 'FX'.
Object Condition
Central hole at the upper part of the fragment. Two holes in the left corners.
Provenance
Collection of Maurice Gautier (lot 3822?). Collection of Mr. Coyaud; collection of Dr. Paul Thoby (no. VI; bought from Coyaud on the 24 June 1925): his bequest to the museum in 1969.
Bibliography
Exposition d'art ancien au château des ducs de Bretagne, exhibition catalogue, Nantes, Château des ducs de Bretagne, June-September 1924, p. 225, no. 95.
Exposition d'art religieux à la Psallette, exhibition catalogue, Nantes, Psallette de Nantes, 1933, no. 312.
Art et liturgie au Moyen Âge, exhibition catalogue, Angoulême, Chambéry, Caen, Nantes, Nice, December 1976-January 1978, no. 182, pl. XVIII.
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