Attributed to Francesco dei Franceschi
Italian, active 1445–1456
Standing Bishop Saint
1445–68
This figure is identified as a bishop by the crozier he holds and by the pointed miter he wears on his head. His halo indicates that he is a saint, but his identity remains unknown. The artist paid careful attention to decorative surface details, including the gilded borders of his robe and the crozier's ornate top, which is punched into the gold background rather than painted. The panel’s narrow shape and the evidence of what was once a curved, attached frame indicate that it was originally part of a larger work.
| Medium | Tempera with some oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 42 5/16 x 12 13/16 in. (107.5 x 32.5 cm) |
| Object Number | 1968.296 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Executors of Governor Lehman's Estate and the Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation, 1968 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Attributed to Francesco dei Franceschi, Standing Bishop Saint, 1445–68, Tempera with some oil on panel. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Executors of Governor Lehmans Estate and the Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation, 1968.296
Select Bibliography
Murphy, Alexandra R., et al. Paintings from the Collection of Governor and Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1985.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1984.
Kern, Steven, ed. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1992.
Hamilton, George Heard. On the Occasion of the Opening of the Collection of Governor and Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman. Exhibition brochure. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1976.
