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Title

St. Clare and her sister Agnes welcomed in a convent

Generic classification
Painting
Object
Painting
Date
ca. 1520
Century
First quarter of the 16th c.
Cultural context / style
Renaissance
Material
Canvas
Technique
Oil Painting
Iconography / Theme
Santa Clara
Provenance
Zamora (Zamora, Spain)
Current location
Galería Parmeggiani, Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia (Reggio Emilia, Italy)
Object history

According to Fiz Fuertes (2023), this painting was originally likely located in Zamora and left before 1901, probably to join the collection of Ignacio León y Escosura. This painter and art dealer had strong contacts abroad (Egea García, 2009), and it appears that a significant portion of his collection ended up in the hands of Luigi Parmeggiani (Mayer, 1935). In 1933, the Italian inaugurated the Parmeggiani Gallery, where he placed the artworks he had amassed, and where the painting is currently located (Fiz Fuertes, 2021).

Description

Post (1947) was the first to identify the subject depicted in the canvas: Saint Clare and her sister Agnes being welcomed into a convent. This refers to the moment when both were received into the monastery of Sant' Angelo in Panzo. In the scene, Saint Clare and Agnes are surrounded by a group of pious women. Behind them, a richly decorated choir stall and a Calvary complete the scene.

Locations
* The relative location of dealers, antique shops, art galleries, and collectors leads us to the places where they were based or had one of their main headquarters. However, this does not always indicate that every artwork that passed through their hands was physically located there. In the case of antique dealers and art merchants, their business often extended across multiple territories; sometimes they would purchase items at their origin and send them directly to clients. Similarly, some collectors owned multiple residences, sometimes in different countries, where they housed their collections. It is often difficult to determine exactly where a specific piece was kept during its time in their possession. Consequently, the main location of the dealer or collector is indicated. These factors should be considered when interpreting the map. Refer to the object's history in each case.
Bibliography
Citation:

Isabel Escalera Fernández, "St. Clare and her sister Agnes welcomed in a convent" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/59

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