Saint Benedict
Object type: Painting, part of a polyptych
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Segna di Buonaventura
Artist bio: Italian, active Siena by 1298–died 1326/31
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1320s
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: Overall, with framing elements, 49 x 20 7/8 in. (124.5 x 53 cm); Saint Benedict, painted surface 27 7/8 x 16 in. (70.8 x 40.6 cm); pinnacle, painted surface 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (26 x 39.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Accession year: 1924
Tags: Men|Saints|Books|Angels