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Saint Ambrose (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.1.30)

Christian Art

A tempera panel painting titled "Saint Ambrose," by the Sienese painter Giovanni di Paolo, ca. 1465 to 1470. Ambrose is shown vested as a bishop, honored as one of the four original Latin Doctors of the Church whose preaching in Milan shaped the Western liturgy and, by his own account, moved Augustine of Hippo toward baptism. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, under accession 1975.1.30.

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Physical Form
Medium
Tempera on wood with gold ground, Giovanni di Paolo, ca. 1465 to 1470, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1975.1.30 1
Classification
Object Type
Painting 1
Medium (class)
Tempera 1
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Associated With

This source names Augustine of Hippo directly: "liturgy and, by his own account, moved Augustine of Hippo toward baptism."

Source Saint Ambrose, accession 1975.1.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Milan, Cities

This source names Milan directly: "of the Church whose preaching in Milan shaped the Western liturgy and, by his own account, moved Augustine of Hippo toward baptism."

Source Saint Ambrose, accession 1975.1.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Belongs to Tradition

Source Saint Ambrose, accession 1975.1.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

The Met's own title for this panel names the subject outright, "Saint Ambrose," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.

Source Saint Ambrose, accession 1975.1.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. Saint Ambrose, accession 1975.1.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 1975.1.30
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A tempera panel painting titled "Saint Ambrose," by the Sienese painter Giovanni di Paolo, ca.
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