Roman master, early VIII century
Saint Joseph. Early VIII century

Smalt pigment on stone
77,5×64,5 cm
in the Justiniani collection in Rome until the mid-19th century, antiquarian Bonico in Rome, in 1863 acquired by P.I.Sebastyanov, he donated it to the Rumyantsev Museum in Moscow, transferred to the State Historical Museum in 1924
Ж-2857

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Fragment of a composition entitled The Nativity from the Oratory of John VII erected in 705-707 on the north-west side of the old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. In 1609 the building was demolished in connection with the erection of the new St. Peter's Cathedral. The fragment in the Pushkin Museum appeared in the collection of Cardinal Benedetto Justiniani, who supervised the demolition of the old basilica.

Go to the full description on "Italian painting in VIII-XX centuries" catalogue.

Smalt pigment on stone
77,5×64,5 cm
At the PMFA since 1932
in the Justiniani collection in Rome until the mid-19th century, antiquarian Bonico in Rome, in 1863 acquired by P.I.Sebastyanov, he donated it to the Rumyantsev Museum in Moscow, transferred to the State Historical Museum in 1924

Today: 11:00-21:00

Roman master, early VIII century Saint Joseph. Early VIII century

Roman master, early VIII century
Saint Joseph. Early VIII century