MEDIEVAL IMAGES OF SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - PA178.jpg


Category	Painting
Origin: artist/workshop	Paolo de Sancto Leocadia (b. 1447 fl. 1472 & 1514)
Date	16C/1
Reference No	Inv No 1335
Size	102x96
Provenance
Present Location	Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
Bibliography	Sanchez 1966, 15; Prado 1990, 351
	Duran 1953, 46
Illustration From	photo - Museum
Other illustrations	Duran 1990, colour pl 12; Duran 1950, ill 38 (detail ill 39)

Country	Spain

Description:
Painting by Paolo de Sancto Leocadio dated c 1500 and known as the Virgin of the knights of Montesa. The Virgin with naked Child is seated in the centre. On the left St Benedict looks down at an open book (his Rule), while on the right Bernard in a white cowl has a crozier in his left hand and his right hand is on the shoulder on the smaller kneeling figure of a knight of Montesa with his hands clasped in prayer. Bernard has 'tuft'.

Description:

Painting by Paolo de Sancto Leocadio dated c 1500 and known as the Virgin of the knights of Montesa. The Virgin with naked Child is seated in the centre. On the left St Benedict looks down at an open book (his Rule), while on the right Bernard in a white cowl has a crozier in his left hand and his right hand is on the shoulder on the smaller kneeling figure of a knight of Montesa with his hands clasped in prayer. Bernard has 'tuft'.