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A Bishop Saint and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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This panel depicts Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, a thirteenth-century mystic, and an unidentified bishop saint. It formed part of an altarpiece of which at least two other fragments are also in the National Gallery’s collection. It was positioned to the left of a central panel that depicts the Virgin and Child, opposite an image of Saints Bartholomew and Monica to the right. Saint Nicholas and the bishop stand side by side on an angular step that encloses a patch of grass. Nicholas, carrying his traditional attributes of a book and lily, wears the habit of the Augustinian Order, which indicates that the altarpiece was made for an Augustinian church. He makes direct eye contact with the viewer, suggesting that the original altar was dedicated to him.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

A Bishop Saint and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

Date

probably about 1470

Medium

Tempera on wood

Measurements

H 143 x W 59.5 cm

Accession number

NG586.2

Acquisition method

Bought, 1857

Work type

Painting

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