Saint Bridget's Vision of the Nativity [center]; Virgin and Child [base]; Annunciate Angel and Saints Anthony Abbot, Catherine of Alexandria, Nicholas of Bari, and James Major [left wing]; Virgin Annunciate and the Crucifixion [right wing]

Gallery 310, European Art 1100-1500, third floor (Giorgi Family Foundation Gallery)

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Saint Bridget's Vision of the Nativity [center]; Virgin and Child [base]; Annunciate Angel and Saints Anthony Abbot, Catherine of Alexandria, Nicholas of Bari, and James Major [left wing]; Virgin Annunciate and the Crucifixion [right wing]

c. 1375-1376

Niccolò di Tommaso (Italian (active Florence, Naples, and Pistoia), c. 1346–1376)

While on a pilgrimage to Bethlehem in 1371–72, Saint Bridget of Sweden (1302–1373) had a vision of the Nativity of Christ. Her description of this vision became a popular subject in Italian paintings. This Florentine artist probably met Saint Bridget in Naples around 1372. He depicts her in prayer in the lower right corner of the central panel.

Gallery 310, European Art 1100-1500, third floor (Giorgi Family Foundation Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Saint Bridget's Vision of the Nativity [center]; Virgin and Child [base]; Annunciate Angel and Saints Anthony Abbot, Catherine of Alexandria, Nicholas of Bari, and James Major [left wing]; Virgin Annunciate and the Crucifixion [right wing]

Date:

c. 1375-1376

Artist:

Niccolò di Tommaso (Italian (active Florence, Naples, and Pistoia), c. 1346–1376)

Medium:

Tempera and tooled gold on panel with vertical grain

Dimensions:

25 × 20 7/16 inches (63.5 × 51.9 cm) Other (Left wing): 21 1/16 x 5 inches (53.5 x 12.7 cm) Other (Right wing): 21 1/16 x 5 1/16 inches (53.5 x 12.9 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 120

Geography:

Made in Florence, Italy, Europe

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