Saint Bernardino of Siena Between Two Angels

1460 painting by Andrea Mantegna

Saint Bernardino of Siena Between Two Angels

Artist| Andrea Mantegna
Year| 1460
Medium| Tempera on canvas
Dimensions| 385 cm × 220 cm (152 in × 87 in)
Location| Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Saint Bernardino of Siena Between Two Angels is a painting attributed to the Italian Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna and his assistants, dated to 1460 and housed in the Pinacoteca di Brera of Milan.

The painting was located in the funerary chapel of marquis Ludovico III Gonzaga, dedicated to Saint Bernardino and situated in church of San Francesco in Mantua. It was acquired by the Milanese gallery in 1811.

## Description

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The painting portrays the saint in a central position. He holds the IHS monogram (referring to the name of Jesus) on a gold plate, which he usually displayed at the end of his sermons.[1] He stands on a platform covered with an oriental carpet. At his sides are two angels, and, above the architrave over his head, are four sitting or kneeling cherubs.

The architrave carries the inscription "Huius lingua salus hominum", meaning "His word is the safety of men". The arch is decorated with festoons with flowers and fruit, a typical element of Mantegna's paintings in Padua, influenced by Francesco Squarcione. The basement has a cartouche with the date 1460 (according to others, 1468 or 1469).

It is currently disputed if the painting was executed by Mantegna and his assistants, or by the latter alone.

## Notes

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1. ^ The Jesus Prayer by Lev Gillet 1987 ISBN 0-88141-013-6 page 112

## References

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* Bellonci, Maria (1967). L'opera completa del Mantegna. Milan: Rizzoli.
* __ (2004). Brera, guida alla pinacoteca. Milan: Electa. ISBN 978-88-370-2835-0.

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Paintings|

* Saint Mark (1448)
* Ovetari Chapel (1448–1457)
* Adoration of the Shepherds (c. 1450–1451)
* Saint Jerome in the Wilderness (c. 1451)
* San Luca Altarpiece (1453)
* Saint James Led to His Execution (c. 1453–1455)
* Saint Euphemia (1454)
* Presentation at the Temple (c. 1455)
* Christ Child Blessing (1455–1460)
* Agony in the Garden (c. 1458)
* Crucifixion (1459)
* Agony in the Garden (c. 1459)
* Portrait of Cardinal Ludovico Trevisan (c. 1459–1460)
* Saint Bernardino of Siena Between Two Angels (1460)
* Death of the Virgin and Christ Bearing the Soul of the Virgin (c. 1461)
* Portrait of a Man (c. 1460)
* Portrait of Francesco Gonzaga (c. 1461)
* Madonna with Sleeping Child (c. 1470)
* Saint George (c. 1460)
* San Zeno Altarpiece (1460)
* Saint Sebastian (Vienna; c. 1459)
* Uffizi Triptych (Ascension; Circumcision; Adoration of the Magi) (1462)
* The Circumcision (1464)
* Portrait of Carlo de' Medici (c. 1459–1466)
* Saint Sebastian (Paris; c. 1480)
* Madonna of the Cherubim (c. 1485)
* Triumphs of Caesar (c. 1486)
* Christ as the Suffering Redeemer (c. 1488–1500)
* Lamentation of Christ (c. 1490)
* Madonna of the Caves (1490)
* Saint Sebastian (Venice; 1490)
* Madonna and Child with Three Saints (1490–1500)
* Resurrection (1492–1493)
* Descent into Limbo (1492–1493)
* Christ the Redeemer (1493)
* Judith with the Head of Holofernes (Dublin; c. 1495)
* Judith with the Head of Holofernes (Washington; 1495)
* Exemplary Women of Antiquity (1495–1500)
* Sibyl and Prophet (1495–1500)
* Madonna della Vittoria (1496)
* Trivulzio Madonna (1497)
* Parnassus (Mars and Venus) (1497)
* Ecce Homo (c. 1500)
* Holy Family (c. 1500)
* Triumph of the Virtues (c. 1502)
* The Introduction of the Cult of Cybele at Rome (c. 1505–1506)
* Baptism of Christ (1506)

Frescoes|

* Camera degli Sposi (1465–1474)

Related|

* Mantegna funerary chapel

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