A Crowned Female Figure (Saint Elizabeth of Hungary?)

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The crown and the millstone, faintly visible at her right side, suggest the woman may be Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, who according to legend, after her death cured the hand of man after it was crushed by a millstone. Though royal, she joined a Franciscan lay order and took a vow of poverty, dedicating her life to charity. This fragment of fresco once formed part of the border decoration of a large wall painting in the chapter house of San Francesco, Siena. It was removed in the nineteenth century and purchased by the archaeologist and National Gallery trustee, Austen Henry Layard. As an example of the work of the workshop of the Sienese painter Pietro Lorenzetti, who, with his brother decorated important public and religious buildings in Siena with frescoes, it was a desirable object despite its poor condition.

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London

Title

A Crowned Female Figure (Saint Elizabeth of Hungary?)

Date

about 1330-9

Medium

Fresco

Measurements

H 38.1 x W 33 cm

Accession number

NG3071

Acquisition method

Layard Bequest, 1916

Work type

Painting

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