I am looking for images of a painting in the Galeria Nazionale in
Rome, Italy, entitled "Vision of Beato Amodeo Mendes de Sylva," ca.
1446, att. (at one time at least, but apparently no longer)to
Bramantino. Where?

Dear samedge,

The correct name of the painting is "The Vision of the Blessed Amedeo
Menez de Sylva" (Visión del Beato Amedeo Menez de Sylva), by the
Spanish painter Pedro Fernández (born approx. 1480, died after 1521).
It is very unlikely that the painting you have in mind dates from
1446, since Amedeo Menez de Sylva (real name: Joăo Mendes de Silva,
also known as Amadeus of Portugal, 1420-1482) was only 26 years old
then. But this is without any doubt the painting you are looking for,
as this quotation from the description shows: "Art historians once
agreed in giving this painting to the hand of an anonymous painter
known only as the 'Pseudo Bramantino'..."

Here is a large image of that painting:
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/art/f/fernande/pedro/vision.jpg

You may also be interested in this article on the painting and its
background, as the image above provided by the Web Gallery of Art:
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/f/fernande/pedro/vision.html

Here is a biography of Amedeo Menez de Sylva, from the Catholic
Encyclopedia at New Advent:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10182a.htm

Hope this is what you were looking for!
Regards,
Scriptor

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Clarification of Answer by scriptor-ga on 03 Mar 2005 12:51 PST

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Scriptor

Thanks scriptor. You're a great help. I'm currently preparing a book
in which this painting may be included. Please tell me your name, and
I'll mention your help in the acknowledgements.
Samuel Y. Edgerton