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This painting served as the high altarpiece of the Franciscan church of S. Guglielmo in Ferrara. It was commissioned by the sisters of the convent, who were followers of Saint Clare of Assisi. Known as Poor Clares, they were the female branch of the Franciscan Order. The infant Christ sits on his mother’s lap on a raised throne, surrounded by saints associated with the Franciscan Order. Saint Clare is the nun standing to the Virgin’s right.The warrior saint in the foreground in the position of greatest honour is Saint William of Aquitaine (Guglielmo in Italian). Saint Francis stands on the Virgin’s left. Behind him is Saint Anthony of Padua, who was one of the first Franciscan saints. The twisting movement of Christ in the Virgin’s lap reflects his pose in Raphael’s Madonna del Foligno (Vatican Museums, Rome) painted in about 1511.
Title
The Madonna and Child, with Saints William of Aquitaine, Clare, Anthony of Padua and Francis
Date
1517-18
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 198.1 x W 208.3 cm
Accession number
NG671
Acquisition method
Bought, 1860
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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