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Chap. III. SANO DI PIETRO. 79 manner in the sacristy of S. Francesca at Gualdo, 1 in the collegiate church of S. Quirico near Sienna, 2 in the Duomo at Pienza, 3 in SS. Pietro e Paolo of Buonconvento, 4 in many other places of the Siennese territory, and in most public and private collections in England and on the Continent. 5 In 1428, at which date Sano was already free of his guild, his model was taken for the font in the Baptistery of S. Giovanni at Sienna. 0 He acted as umpire for Sas- setta in 1433, 7 and as Vecchietta’s assistant in 1439.° In 1452, he valued, and is said to have finished subsequently, the frescos of the Roman gate. 0 He was not unacquainted with Francesco di Giorgio or Herroccio. 10 He was, in fact, in the Academy are Nos. 146. 147. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 156. 166. 167. 196. 197. 198. 207. 209. 213. 215. 219. 220. 223. 234. 235. 236. 240. 241. 242. 243. 249. 251. 252. 254. 257. 268. 272. 279. 280. 282. 283. 287. 288. 289. 290. 1 This is a much damaged (by three splits) lunette under the false name of Alunno representing the coronation of the Virgin with two monks in prayer on the foreground right and left of the principal group. 2 Above the lateral portal of the transept. In a lunette, the Virgin and child betweenSS. James,Nico- demus, a kneeling female (left) and two other saints (right): above, the Resurrection andLimbo. In a pre- della, scenes from the Passion. 3 The Virgin and child between the Magdalen, James the elder, James the less, and S.Anna.In a tri angular pinnacle a half length Christ and angels; in the predella, a medallion of Christ and figu res of the annunciate Virgin and angel: with a doubtful inscription “Sani Petri.” 4 Virgin and child. The sides, SS. Bernardino and Catherine, in the sacristy. 5 Sienna, S. M. Maddalena: Conservatorio. Altarpiece (wood) by Sano. Subject: the Virgin.and child between SS. John the Bap tist, Helena, Jerom and Bernar dino. — Paris Louvre. Musee NapoleonHI. Ex-CampanaNo. 100. This is an episode from the life of S. Jerom also by Sano. — Gallery of late H, R. H. Prince Albert (Manchester. 55),Virgin, child, and saints (fom Kensington): Mr. Pul ler Maitland (Manch. 56), S. Peter restoring Tabitha.— Sir J.Boileau (Manch. 59), a miracle from the le gend of S.Chiara. — Rome. Museo Cristiano, press. No.VIIII. various small panels.— Dresden, Museum | Nos. 2.3.4. 7. 8. 9. — Berlin, Mu seum 1068. 1120 —1121. — Ram- boux, Cologne, Nos. 130—2. 134— 143.— Altenburg (Saxony). Lin- denau collection, by Sano, No. 16. Visitation. No. 38. Virgin, child, and Baptist. No. 50. Virgin, child, four angels, and two saints; the two latter falsely assigned to Gio vanni di Paolo. 6 Doc. Sen. I. 48 and II. 388. 7 lb. II. 244. 8 lb. II. 388. 9 Doc.Sen.II.274. Tliereisproof that the frescos were unfinished in 1459 (Doc. Sen. II. 307), yet, Della Valle affirms that Sano’s name and the date 1429, are on them (Lett. San. II. 229). The annot. of Vasari state that Sano finished the work in 1460 (VI. 183). But no one could now trace his hand there. ,0 Doc. Sen. II. 356.
