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Saint Dominic. Fragment of an altarpiece from the church of San Pablo, Palencia

Mateu, Jaume [attributed to] (Active in Valencia between 1402-1452)

Generic classification
Painting
Object
Painting
Date
ca. 1450
Century
Mid 15th c.
Cultural context / style
International Gothic
Dimensions
14 x 14 3/4 in
Material
Panel
Technique
Gilded, Tempera
Iconography / Theme
Santo Domingo
Provenance
Church of San Pablo, Palencia (Palencia, Spain)
Current location
Fogg Museum, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge [Massachusetts], United States)
Inventory Number in Current Collection
1964.68
Object history

This panel was part of an altarpiece dedicated to Saint Ursula and the eleven thousand virgins. Thanks to a photograph belonging to the Ruiz Vernacci Archive, Post (1933) and Pérez and Rodríguez (1995) were able to confirm that it was located inside the convent of San Pablo de Palencia in 1879. Shortly thereafter it must have been dismantled and dismembered. At present the altarpiece is scattered in different museums and collections:

Although the location of this panel was unknown, it was known thanks to a photograph that Post (1947) had published in one of his volumes, something that Pérez and Rodríguez (1995) emphasized in their work. Recently Fernando Pérez Suescun has located the panel in the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University. The piece was acquired by the psychoanalyst Lillian Malcove in the mid-20th century. Malcove served on the board of directors of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University and in 1964 donated the panel to the museum.

(We are grateful for the information provided by Fernando Pérez Suescun).

Description

This piece belonged to the predella of the altarpiece. It depicts Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order. He wears a black and white habit, characteristic dress of the Dominicans. In his left hand he holds a book, the Bible, alluding to the importance of the word and preaching, central mission of the order. With his other hand he holds a cane topped with a "T".

Locations
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Bibliography
  • BOWRON, Edgar Peters (1990): European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge.
  • POST, Chandler Rathfon (1947): A History of Spanish Painting, vol. 9 (The Beginning of the Renaissance in Castile and Leon), nº 1, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Massachusetts).
  • POST, Chandler Rathfon (1947): A History of Spanish Painting, vol. 9 (The Beginning of the Renaissance in Castile and Leon), nº 2, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Massachusetts).
  • POST, Chandler Rathfon (1933): A History of Spanish Painting, vol. 4 (The Hispano-Flemish Style in North-Western Spain), nº 1, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Massachusetts).
  • PRIETO, Ester (2020): "La iglesia palentina de San Pablo: breve estudio sobre sus retablos (siglos XV-XVII)", ACCADERE. Revista de Historia del Arte.
  • RODRÍGUEZ, María Victoria y PÉREZ, Fernando (1996): "Iconografía de Santa Úrsula en Palencia", en Actas del III Congreso de Historia de Palencia, Diputación Provincial de Palencia, Palencia, pp. 763-772.
Citation:

Isabel Escalera Fernández, "Saint Dominic. Fragment of an altarpiece from the church of San Pablo, Palencia" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/366

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