European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Saint Sylvester and the Dragon Predella panel of an altarpiece Made in Florence, Italy, Europec. 1380-85 Agnolo Gaddi (Agnolo di Taddeo Gaddi), Italian (active Florence), first documented 1369, died 1396 Tempera and tooled gold on panel with horizontal grain * Gallery 210, European Art 1100-1500, second floor Cat. 9 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelPope Sylvester I (died 335) binds the mouth of a dragon, sealing off its poisonous breath, and revives the two victims who lie in the foreground. The crowned observer on the right is the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (ruled 306–337), who, according to legend, had been cured of leprosy by Sylvester.Social Tags [?]altarpiece [x] gold [x] late medieval [x] leprosy [x] miracle [x] pope [x] predella [x] tempera [x] [Add Your Own Tags]* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
