Flavia Julia Helena, or Saint Helena
after Desiderio da Settignano (Settignano 1429/32 - Florence 1464)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1870 - 1899
Materials
Marble
Measurements
260 x 180 mm
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 637922
Summary
Marble, Flavia Julia Helena, or Saint Helena (c. 246/48 - 330 AD), after Desiderio da Settignano (Tuscany 1428-Florence 1464), c. 1870-99. A marble bas-relief depicting Saint Helena, Empress and mother of Constantine I, after a pietra serena (dark grey sandstone) relief attributed to the Florentine Renaissance sculptor Desiderio da Settignano (object number 1938.122).
Provenance
Purchased from J Montgomery-Massingberd, 1990.
Marks and inscriptions
Paper label on reverse, partially obscured : Donatello/--5/
Makers and roles
after Desiderio da Settignano (Settignano 1429/32 - Florence 1464), sculptor