SASSETTA
The burning of a heretic (c. 1423-25/26)
tempera and gold leaf on wood panel
24.6 x 38.7 cm
Purchased with the assistance of the Government of Victoria, 1976
E2-1976

Provenance
Commissioned by the Arte della Lana, Siena, c.1423, for an altarpiece; altarpiece dismantled c.1777; private collection; from which purchased by a dealer; from whom purchased by Agnew's, London; from whom acquired by the NGV with the assistance of the Government of Victoria, 1976.