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Saint Andrew (?)
Gaudenzio Ferrari1530-46
The National Gallery, London
London, United Kingdom
This saint is usually identified as Andrew, despite the fact that his cross is usually X-shaped. This work is part of the same altarpiece as 'Christ rising from the Tomb'; other parts are known to have survived. Other compartments show Saints Peter, Paul, Ambrose, Bernard and Anthony Abbot, together with a predella with Christ and the twelve Apostles.
Details
- Title: Saint Andrew (?)
- Creator: Gaudenzio Ferrari
- Date Created: 1530-46
- Physical Dimensions: 150.5 x 84.5 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil on poplar
- School: Italian (North)
- More Info: Explore the National Gallery’s paintings online
- Inventory number: NG3925
- Artist Dates: active 1508; died 1546
- Artist Biography: Gaudenzio Ferrari was from Varallo in North Italy, and was active over a wide area of Lombardy and Piedmont. His early art is affected by Bergognone. Later he was influenced by the Milanese followers of Leonardo da Vinci, in particular Luini.
- Acquisition Credit: Mond Bequest, 1924
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