The panel is probably part of the predella of Lorenzetti's ' Birth of the Virgin' of 1342, painted for the altar of Saint Sabinus in Siena Cathedral (now in the Museo dell' Opera del Duomo, Siena). It was one of four altarpieces, showing the life of the Virgin, for the altars of the four patron saints of Siena. Pietro Lorenzetti's altarpiece was flanked by figures of Saints Sabinus & Bartholomew & the National Gallery painting was presumably below the first. It apparently illustrates a rare episode showing Venustanius, the Roman Governor of Tuscany, trying to persuade Saints Sabinus, Marcellus & Exuperantius to worship a pagan statue, here apparently Venus since she is shown holding a golden ball representing the apple Paris gave to her. ...

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Sebastian was a centurion sentenced to death by the Emperor Diocletian for his Christian faith. He was shot with arrows & left for dead. The arrows did not kill him & he was eventually stoned to death. His story is told in The Golden Legend. In the 17 ...

In the centre are shown the Virgin & Child enthroned. In the lower row, from left to right are Saints Bernardino, Anthony of Padua, Peter Martyr & John the Baptist. In the upper row are Saints Jerome, Catherine, the Pieta, Saint Sebastian & a female ...

This figure of Saint Sebastian is the only surviving work signed by the artist, who often signed works with his brother. It is identifiable as the central panel of a polyptych (a picture or relief made up of two or more separate panels), which was commissioned for a chapel in the Carmine, Pavia. The two other main panels are in a private collection near Milan. According to the legend, Saint Sebastian was an officer in the imperial guard of the Roman emperor Diocletian. When it was revealed that he was a Christian he was shot with arrows, but his wounds healed. He was subsequently martyred by being stoned to death. ...

Saint Simon on the left, holds a book, while Saint Thaddeus, who turns to the right, holds a knife. Three unidentified heads are depicted between decorative motifs in the band of quatrefoils below. This panel formed the second section from right of the up ...

The panel depicting the Virgin & Child was the central panel of a polyptych painted by Crivelli in 1476 as the high altarpiece for San Domenico in Ascoli Piceno, east central Italy. The polyptych was composed of the central panel & eight smaller panel ...

The panel depicting the Virgin & Child was the central panel of a polyptych painted by Crivelli in 1476 as the high altarpiece for San Domenico in Ascoli Piceno, east central Italy. The polyptych was composed of the central panel & eight smaller panel ...

This & the ' Saint Catherine' panel flanked a central panel of the ' Virgin & Child with Saint Joseph' now in the City Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol. The ' Virgin & Child'

Includes:: a portrait of the donor Paul Withypoll, a member of the Merchant Tayl

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Legend relates that when Christ fell as he was carrying the cross Saint Veronica wiped his face with her handkerchief (sudarium). The image of Christ's face was then miraculously imprinted on it. The saint's name is inscribed on her halo in Latin (Sancta V ...