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Giovanni di Tano Fei โ€” Madonna and Child with Saints Lucy, Catherine of Alexandria, Anthony Abbot, and John the Baptist
Giovanni di Tano Fei

Madonna and Child with Saints Lucy, Catherine of Alexandria, Anthony Abbot, and John the Baptist

This exquisite tempera on panel painting by Giovanni di Tano Fei presents the Madonna tenderly holding the Christ Child, flanked by Saints Lucy, Catherine of Alexandria, Anthony Abbot, and John the Baptist against a luminous gold ground. The shaped top and engaged frame enhance the devotional character of the work, reflecting the formal conventions of late medieval Italian altarpiece production. Fei's refined handling of tempera brings delicate detail to the figures' drapery and facial expressions, demonstrating the rich Sienese painting tradition in which the artist worked.

Medium
tempera on panel, gold ground, shaped top, in an engaged frame

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

Master Paintings & Sculpture: 1300โ€“1900

May 22, 2025

Estimate: $60,000 โ€“ $80,000

Lot 112

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Giovanni di Tano Fei, Madonna and Child with Saints Lucy, Catherine of Alexandria, Anthony Abbot, and John the Baptist

This exquisite tempera on panel painting by Giovanni di Tano Fei presents the Madonna tenderly holding the Christ Child, flanked by Saints Lucy, Catherine of Alexandria, Anthony Abbot, and John the Baptist against a luminous gold ground. The shaped top and engaged frame enhance the devotional character of the work, reflecting the formal conventions of late medieval Italian altarpiece production. Fei's refined handling of tempera brings delicate detail to the figures' drapery and facial expressions, demonstrating the rich Sienese painting tradition in which the artist worked.

Medium
tempera on panel, gold ground, shaped top, in an engaged frame
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Tempera On Panel, Saints, Sienese School, Ornate, Madonna and Child, Gold Ground, Altarpiece, Male Artist, Devotional, Medieval, Italian Artist, 14th Century, Religious, Religious Subject, Italian, Early Renaissance, Figurative