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Trittico di sant'Elena, by Palma Vecchio, oil, 1520

Trittico di sant'Elena

Palma Vecchio

1520

oil

From the collection of Pinacoteca di Brera

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Overview

Trittico di sant'Elena is a 1520 oil by Palma Vecchio, a High Renaissance work, held at Pinacoteca di Brera.

Who painted this?
Palma Vecchio
When & what style?
1520 · High Renaissance
Where can I see it?
Pinacoteca di Brera

The story of this work

Overview

The Saint Helena Altarpiece is a three-panelled oil on panel painting by Jacopo Palma il Vecchio, created c. 1524–1525, now in the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan. From left to right it depicts Saint Roch, emperor Constantine the Great, the True Cross, Constantine's mother Saint Helena and Saint Sebastian.

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Source: wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

About the artist

Portrait of Palma Vecchio
Artist

Palma Vecchio

Palma Vecchio (c. 1480 – 30 July 1528), born Jacopo Palma, also known as Jacopo Negretti, was a Venetian painter of the Italian High Renaissance. He is called Palma Vecchio in English and Palma il Vecchio in Italian…

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