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This little painting for private devotion was almost certainly painted for the Olivetan monk who is being presented to the Virgin Mary and infant Christ by Saint Peter. Saint Catherine of Siena stands on the Virgin’s left. The two little keys hanging just below the monk’s elbow are cleverly echoed in the larger keys to heaven held by Saint Peter and may refer to a particular responsibility enjoyed by the monk. Traditionally, Olivetan monks carry keys to the monastery with them at all times.

The Virgin and Child are larger in this painting than the saints to either side of them and recall types from altarpieces by the fourteenth-century Sienese painters Duccio (1255–1319) and Simone Martini (1284–1344).

This picture is a good example of what made Sodoma so successful in Siena: his skilful blending of the traditions of the city’s past with his own free handling of paint and atmospheric effects and lighting derived from Leonardo.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

The Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Catherine of Siena and a Carthusian Donor

Date

probably about 1525-35

Medium

Oil on wood

Measurements

H 48.9 x W 37.8 cm

Accession number

NG1144

Acquisition method

Bought, 1883

Work type

Painting

The National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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Artist or maker

Sodoma

1477–1549

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