1404
tempera
metal
From the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art
A Bishop Saint and Saint Lawrence is a 1404 tempera by Gherardo Starnina, a Early Renaissance work, held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
This painting features two men in ornate robes, one sitting on the left and the other on the right. The man on the left wears a red and white robe, a gold mitre, and holds a book and a staff. The man on the right is dressed in an orange robe with gold accents, holding a book and a palm frond. They sit on a dark floor against a brown wall. A small white table sits between them, adding a touch of simplicity to the otherwise elaborate scene. The use of tempera in this painting is notable, and you can learn more about this technique by exploring the world of tempera.
Gherardo Starnina (c. 1360–1413) was an Italian painter from Florence in the Quattrocento era. According to the biographer Giorgio Vasari, Starnina initially trained with Antonio Veneziano, then with Agnolo Gaddi. He is…
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