Provenance

William Salomon [1852-1919], New York; (his estate sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 4-7 April 1923, 2nd day, no. 358, as by Spanish School, seventeenth century); T.R. Williams, New York;[1] sold to William R. Timken [1866-1949], New York; by inheritance to his widow, Lillian Guyer Timken [1881-1959], New York; bequest 1960 to NGA. [1] "Salomon Sale, totaling $1,292,847, Third Largest in America." _Art News_ 21 (14 April 1923): 4.

St. Dionysius

Portuguese 15th Century

c. 1475/1500

Accession Number

1960.6.30.1

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

overall size: 222 x 286.6 cm (87 3/8 x 112 13/16 in.) | overall (Saint Dionysius, painted surface): 151.5 x 54.5 cm (59 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.) | overall (Saint Dionysius, painted surface and frame): 221 x 71.1 cm (87 x 28 in.) | overall (Saint Sebastian, painted surface): 151.3 x 54.7 cm (59 9/16 x 21 9/16 in.) | overall (Saint Sebastian, painted surface and frame): 222 x 71.3 cm (87 3/8 x 28 1/16 in.) | overall (Saint Barbara, painted surface): 150 x 54.7 cm (59 1/16 x 21 9/16 in.) | overall (Saint Barbara, painted surface and frame): 222 x 71.3 cm (87 3/8 x 28 1/16 in.) | overall (Saint Lawrence, painted surface): 151.5 x 54.5 cm (59 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.) | overall (Saint Lawrence, painted surface and frame): 221 x 71.1 cm (87 x 28 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Timken Collection