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Saint Bernardino

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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An old man in a grey habit, cheeks sunken and toothless mouth drawn down, clasps his hands in prayer. This is Bernardino of Siena, the most famous and charismatic Italian preacher of the early fifteenth century. On his chest is a red medallion with gold lettering; it reads ‘IHS’, the monogram of the name of Jesus, to which Bernardino encouraged devotion.

The figure once stood at the left side of a large polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted for the church of San Niccolò in Padua by Giorgio Schiavone. Other parts of it are also in the National Gallery’s collection.

This is one of the earliest paintings in our collection that is based on an identifiable person, although it was not made until after Bernardino’s death. The preacher was well known in Padua; Schiavone possibly even saw him, as Bernardino was said to have visited the artist’s teacher, Squarcione.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

Saint Bernardino

Date

probably about 1456-61

Medium

Tempera on wood

Measurements

H 72 x W 25.2 cm

Accession number

NG630.2

Acquisition method

Bought, 1860

Work type

Painting

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