The Griffoni Polyptych: Reborn in Bologna: The Rediscovery of a Masterpiece

Between the years 1471 and 1472, Italian Renaissance artists Francesco del Cossa (c. 1430– c. 1477) and Ercole de’ Roberti (c. 1451–96) completed a multipanel piece commissioned by the patrons of the Basilica di San Petronio in Bologna. Composed of 16 poplar panels, the masterpiece honored Saint Vincent Ferrer, who had been canonized two decades earlier, rendered in exquisite colors and precious gold.

In the early 18th c...