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Source Description
Four of these saints are recognizable by their attributes: Sebastian by his arrows, Anthony Abbot by his staff, Margaret by her dragon, and Lucy by her burning lamp. The fifth is a bishop, as indicated by his miter; his crozier is incised directly into the gold leaf above Anthony Abbot's head. While three of the saints face toward what would have been the altarpiece's main panel, two turn their gaze outward. By directing the gaze of selected figures towards the worshiper, the painter made the saints appear more attentive to the needs of those who looked to them for help and protection.For more information on this panel, please see Zeri catalogue number 10, pp. 17-18.
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Document identity
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26136
label
Five Saints
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obj
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drawing
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2
Source metadata
id
26136
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Five Saints
description
Four of these saints are recognizable by their attributes: Sebastian by his arrows, Anthony Abbot by his staff, Margaret by her dragon, and Lucy by her burning lamp. The fifth is a bishop, as indicated by his miter; his crozier is incised directly into the gold leaf above Anthony Abbot's head. While three of the saints face toward what would have been the altarpiece's main panel, two turn their gaze outward. By directing the gaze of selected figures towards the worshiper, the painter made the saints appear more attentive to the needs of those who looked to them for help and protection.For more information on this panel, please see Zeri catalogue number 10, pp. 17-18.
provenance
Marquess Filippo Marignoli, Rome and Spoleto, until 1898 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Marquess Francesco Marignoli, 1898 [mode of acqusition unknown]; Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, 1899 [1900 catalogue supplement: no. 26, attributed to Simon Memmi]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1370-1379 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
diptychs
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
123.2
height
44
depth
1.2
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 48 1/2 x W: 17 5/16 x D: 1/2 in. (123.2 x 44 x 1.2 cm)
style
Gothic
Source extras
med
tempera and gold leaf on panel
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4898
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MED
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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5a813990cf40ab95
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