MEDIEVAL IMAGES OF SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - PA137.jpg

Category Painting
Origin: artist/workshop Luca Signorelli (1445/50-1523)
Date 15C/4
Reference No
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Provenance
Present Location Florence, Galleria Corsini
Bibliography Florence 1990, 52 & 144

Berenson 1968, 1:397
Illustration From Florence 1990, 145
Other illustrations

Country Italy
Description:
Circular painting by Luca Signorelli dated c 1490 of the Virgin in a red dress and blue mantle seated with the naked Child and flanked by Jerome on the left and a youthful Bernard on the right, both kneeling and looking down on the Child. Bernard has a pen in his right hand and some paper in his left hand on the knee. See also PA 139.