Antonio da Vendri - The Giusti Family of Verona [c.1520]

Antonio da Vendri - The Giusti Family of Verona [c.1520], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

This work was originally the bottom part of an altarpiece, which was probably in the Church of Saint Maria in Stelle, Verona. The upper part apparently showed the Virgin and Child with saints, while another fragment in Verona shows Saints Sebastian and Roch, saints frequently invoked in times of plague. This group of six men and nine women has traditionally been identified as the Giusti family of Verona, although none of the family can be identified by comparison with other portraits. Antonio da Vendri worked in Verona between 1517-45; his name appears in documents not only as a painter, but also as a baker and tailor. One of his brothers was a painter too. 

[National Gallery, London - Oil on canvas, 55 x 153 cm]