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The saints appear at the gates of the city, offering bread to their enemies following the instruction of the Book of Romans, which teaches: ’if thine enemy hunger, feed him' (Romans 12: 20). Some of the soldiers here rip off round rolls from a larger loaf. Well-fed, they end the siege.
This panel was part of a predella, the lowest part of an altarpiece. The altarpiece, the main panel of which is now in the Uffizi, Florence, was probably painted in 1479 for San Giusto alle Mura, a church just outside Florence that was dedicated to Saint Justus.
Title
A Legend of Saints Justus and Clement of Volterra
Date
probably 1479
Medium
Tempera on wood
Measurements
H 14 x W 39.4 cm
Accession number
NG2902
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Lady Lindsay, 1912
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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