Art, literature & history
Saint Louis of Toulouse Holding a Book
early 1460s
- Dating
- Within this decade
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and ink over stylus on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 9.8 × 5 cm (3 7/8 × 1 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1997.40.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Giovanni Bellini. Saint Louis of Toulouse Holding a Book. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Saint Louis of Toulouse Holding a Book — Giovanni Bellini. early 1460s.
Medium: pen and ink over stylus on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 9.8 × 5 cm (3 7/8 × 1 15/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1997.40.2. William B. O'Neal Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.