Abstract

Panel paintings for personal devotion from Late Medieval Italy have been thoroughly investigated in the last few decades, especially for Tuscany and the Veneto region. Objects of this kind from Bologna have not been explored to the same extent. The article examines extant small-scale panel paintings for devotional use, especially diptychs and triptychs, created in this city between the thirteenth century and the dawn of the Late Gothic period. Although there are definitely fewer here than in other better known artistic centres, such as Florence or Siena, the quality and creativity of some pieces make the Bolognese production in this field highly interesting.