The collection of Achillito Chiesa. Part II : Italian primitives and Renaissance paintings, a small group of canvases by Flemish and French masters
An auction catalogue from 1926, issued by the American Art Association in New York, listing the collection of Achillito Chiesa, with this part devoted to Italian primitive and Renaissance paintings and a few Flemish and French canvases for collectors and dealers. The plate shows three panels of painted saints in Gothic arched frames, set on a dark-and-light tiled floor, with the central panel holding an enthroned Virgin and attendant figures under a pointed canopy, and a designer might take from it the tall arched compartment layout and the gilt-edged architectural framing typical of early Italian altarpieces.
