Saint Margaret Altarpiece Panel

Saint Margaret Altarpiece Panel

Saint Catherine of Alexandria (32.100.83a) holds a book and a broken wheel; Saint Barbara (32.100.83b) holds a tower; Saint Agatha (32.100.83c) holds shears and a plate with her breasts on it; and Saint Margaret (32.100.83d) holds flowers and stands on a dragon.

Giovanni di Paolo (Sienese painter, illuminator, active ca. 1420, died 1482)

ca. 1470

The Met Cloisters: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436514?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=Saint+Margaret&offset=20&rpp=20&pos=31

(a) overall 18 3/4 x 6 in. (47.6 x 15.2 cm), painted surface 18 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (46.4 x 14 cm); (b) overall 18 3/4 x 6 in. (47.6 x 15.2 cm), painted surface 18 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (46.7 x 14.3 cm); (c) overall 18 3/4 x 6 in. (47.6 x 15.2 cm), painted surface 18 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (46.7 x 13.7 cm); (d) overall 18 3/4 x 6 in. (47.6 x 15.2 cm), painted surface 18 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. (46.4 x 14.3 cm)

female saints

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tempera paintings; gilt paint; altarpieces

Accession Number: 32.100.83a–d