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Saint Thomas Aquinas Aided by Saints Peter and Paul, accession 23.140 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Metropolitan Museum of Art collection record, read 2026-08-18

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for "Saint Thomas Aquinas Aided by Saints Peter and Paul," a tempera on wood panel by the Italian painter Bartolomeo degli Erri, active 1460 to 1479 in Modena. The record gives the accession number 23.140, dimensions of 17 by 12 inches, the classification Paintings, the credit line Fletcher Fund, 1923, and its own linked Wikidata identifier Q19905043. The panel shows Aquinas at his desk with Peter and Paul appearing at his side, a scene from the legend of his commentary on Isaiah.

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The holding museum's own catalogue record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its artist, medium, dimensions and accession number, its own title directly naming Aquinas as the panel's subject and its own linked Wikidata identifier confirming him.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435617
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Museum
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This source names Thomas Aquinas directly: "Art's own collection record for "Saint Thomas Aquinas Aided by Saints Peter and Paul," a tempera on wood panel by the Italian painter Bartolomeo degli Erri, active 1460 to 1479 in Modena."

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This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 5 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
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