Antonio Rimpatta (Italian, documented from 1509–died 1531/32)
The Holy Family with Four Saints and a Female Donor
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Antonio Rimpatta (Italian, documented from 1509–died 1531/32)c. 1510
The Holy Family with Four Saints and a Female Donor
Antonio Rimpatta (Italian, documented from 1509–died 1531/32) →16th Centurysixteenth centuryoil on paneloil paintings (visual works)
Date
c. 1510
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
125.3 × 120 cm (49 3/8 × 47 1/4 in.); Framed: 147.4 × 141.7 × 10.2 cm (58 × 55 3/4 × 4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clyde M. Carr Fund
Here, the infant Jesus sits in a central position on the lap of his mother, Mary, with Saint John the Evangelist nearby, holding a golden chalice. The half-length representation of a kneeling woman at the bottom right represents the donor who commissioned the painting, likely for a small church or private chapel. This type of composition, with several figures grouped around the Holy Family and a donor present, is known as a sacra conversazione (sacred conversation) and was popular in 16th-century Italy.
Antonio Rimpatta was probably born in Bologna before relocating to Naples. He traveled frequently throughout central Italy, where he absorbed the characteristics of a variety of painters, resulting in an eclectic style.
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