The Funeral of Saint Anthony Abbot

1426 - 1430.
Room 056B

This scene is from the predella of an altarpiece dedicated to Saint Anthony Abbot, the founder of the eremitic movement. Its technical and formal characteristics suggest a dating close to that of The Virgin with the Pomegranate. Like that work, it was acquired in Florence in 1817 by Carlos Miguel Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 14th Duke of Alba de Tormes.

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Inventory number: P008234
Author: Angelico, Fra
Title: The Funeral of Saint Anthony Abbot
Date: 1426 - 1430
Dimension: Height: 19.7 cm; Width: 29.3 cm
Provenance: Bequest of Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, XIX Duque de Alba, 2016

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Strehlke, C.B, 'La Virgen de la granada de Fra Angelico en el Museo del Prado' En:, Fundación Amigos del Museo del Prado. Círculo de lectores, Madrid, 2017, pp. 93-121 [120].

Falomir, Miguel, "Funeral de san Antonio abad" en Memoria de actividades 2016, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Madrid, 2017, pp. 82-83.

Strehlke, C.B, 'Fra Angelico. b. Funeral de san Antonio Abad' En:, Fra Angelico y los inicios del Renacimiento en Florencia, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2019, pp. 206-208 n.45.