The Cambridge Altarpiece
by SIMONE MARTINI

The polyptych mentioned by Vasari was painted around 1320-25 for the church of Sant'Agostino in San Gimignano. For a long time it was thought that this polyptych had been destroyed but recently a group of scholars have reconstructed its original appearance and traced the various pieces in several museums and collections throughout the world.

Preview Picture Data Info
Polyptych
1320-25
Tempera on wood, 59 x 35 and 33 x 31 cm (each)
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge


Madonna and Child
1320-25
Tempera on wood, 79 x 56 cm
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne


Polyptych (detail)
1320-25
Tempera on wood, 59 x 35 cm
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge


Polyptych (detail)
1320-25
Tempera on wood, 59 x 35 cm
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge



Summary of paintings by Simone Martini
Early works | The Maestą | Frescoes in the Lower Church, Assisi
Guidoriccio da Fogliano | The Annunciations | Last works
Altarpieces
Altar of St Louis of Toulouse | Cambridge Altarpiece | Pisa Polyptych
Orvieto Polyptych | Agostino Novello Altarpiece | Orsini Polyptych
Altarpiece of the Cappella dei Signori



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