University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology
Abstract
"The paintings of the Cremonese artist, Altobello Melone (flourished ca. 1508-1535) are not very well known, in part because relatively few of them are located outside of Italy. The recent migration of two of his works, both predella panels, Saint Helen QuestioningJudas and Proving of the True Cross, to the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, is, then, especially welcomed. The arrival of the panels, which were formerly in a private collection in Milan, is unusually significant for another reason, too. The museum already owns the central panel of the altarpiece to which the two much smaller works originally belonged. Most importantly the panels offer the opportunity to appreciate two paintings of singular beauty."--First paragraph.Includes bibliographical reference
