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A group of saints dressed in glowing colours cluster on an elaborately decorated floor. This large painting was part of a complex polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted for the Camaldolese monastery of San Benedetto fuori della Porta Pinti in Florence. They look at the coronation of the Virgin, which appeared at the centre of the altarpiece. Although the paintings are now separate, they were originally on a single panel (you can just see, on the far right, the wings of angels who surround the Virgin’s throne). These are saints who were important to the monks at San Benedetto. Saint Benedict, in the front row, has a book inscribed with words from his Rule (religious regulations), which the Camaldolites followed; he also wears white, as did they.
Title
Adoring Saints: Left Main Tier Panel
Date
1407-9
Medium
Egg tempera on wood
Measurements
H 194.5 x W 104.8 cm
Accession number
NG215
Acquisition method
Presented by William Coningham, 1848
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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