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The Mass of St Gregory

Relief
second half of 15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Naples (made)

This and a companion relief (7449-1861) may have formed the end panels of a predella. They appear to be the work of a Neapolitan sculptor under the influence of Benedetto da Majano. The kneeling figure in Benedictine habit perhaps represents the donor of the altarpiece.

Object details

Categories
Christianity
Religion
Sculpture
Object type
Relief
TitleThe Mass of St Gregory (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Relief in marble
Marble
Relief
Brief description
Panel relief / altarpiece, marble, The Mass of St. Gregory, Italy, Neapolitan, second half of 15th century
Physical description
The panel shows a figure in high relief of a pope, probably St. Gregory, kneeling before an altar on which stands a chalice and a papal tiara.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.86cm
  • Width: 20.32cm
Object history
This and a companion relief (7449-1861) may have formed the end panels of a predella. They appear to be the work of a Neapolitan sculptor under the influence of Benedetto da Majano. The kneeling figure in Benedictine habit perhaps represents the donor of the altarpiece.
Subjects depicted
Pope
Altar
Chalice
St. Gregory
Summary
This and a companion relief (7449-1861) may have formed the end panels of a predella. They appear to be the work of a Neapolitan sculptor under the influence of Benedetto da Majano. The kneeling figure in Benedictine habit perhaps represents the donor of the altarpiece.
Associated object
7449-1861 (Ensemble)
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 27
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. Text. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1932, p. 48
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume I: Text. Eighth to Fifteenth Century. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1964, p. 291
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
7450-1861

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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