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| Keywords: Saint Augustine by Sano di Pietro.jpg artwork Q18572647 St Augustine ™s cope mantle was originally covered entirely in silver which has flaked away over time The red that we see today is bole the clay-like pigment used as a base for silver and gold leaf It is important to realize that with the silver leaf decoration this painting would have shimmered in the church candlelight with a radiance that is almost difficult to imagine today Creator Sano di Pietro Ansano di Pietro di Mencio called Sano di Pietro Italy Siena 1405-1481 Siena tempera on panel circa 1470 46 1/2 x 16 1/8 in 118 1 x 41 cm Accession number 1961 92 Credit Line Gift of the Samuel H Kress Foundation institution Birmingham Museum of Art http //www artsbma org/pieces/saint-augustine/1961-3687/ other versions PD-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Paintings of Augustinus Sano di Pietro 1470 paintings Italian paintings in the Birmingham Museum of Art | ||||
