Lot 26: Attributed to Andrea di Giusto , Florence circa 1400- 1450 Praying Angel tempera and gilt on panel, a fragment

tempera and gilt on panel, a fragment

measurements note 7 5/8 by 5 3/4 in.; 19.3 by 14.7 cm.

Although an assistant to Masaccio early in his career, Andrea di Giusto was influenced by a number of his contemporaries, including-- and perhaps most enduringly-- by Fra Angelico, whose elegant and miniaturizing style is discernable in the present panel. It depicts the figure of an angel in adoration, presumably the infant Christ. An alternate attribution to Benozzo Gozzoli has been suggested.