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This panel, which was part of an altarpiece, depicts Saints Bartholomew and Monica standing side by side on an angular step that encloses a patch of grass. At least two other fragments of the same altarpiece are also in the National Gallery’s collection. The central – and largest – panel shows the Virgin and Child. Another, which would have appeared on the left of the central image, shows Saint Nicholas of Tolentino and a bishop saint. Bartholomew holds the curved flensing knife with which he was skinned alive in punishment for his Christian faith. He is joined by a female figure whose halo and Augustinian habit identify her as the fourth-century Saint Monica, mother of Saint Augustine. Her presence suggests that the altarpiece was made for a church that belonged to the Augustinian Order.
Title
Saint Bartholomew and Saint Monica
Date
probably about 1470
Medium
Tempera on wood
Measurements
H 142.5 x W 59.5 cm
Accession number
NG586.3
Acquisition method
Bought, 1857
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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Saint Mark and Saint Augustine The National Gallery, London -
The Virgin and Child The National Gallery, London -
Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist The National Gallery, London -
Saint Bartholomew and Saint Monica The National Gallery, London -
A Bishop Saint and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino The National Gallery, London