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The Virgin Mary and Christ Child are seated outdoors with a simple cloth of honour hanging behind them to resemble a throne. Saint Paul, identified by the book and sword he holds, stands in the position of greatest honour on the Virgin and Christ’s right-hand side. A female saint stands on their left. She is holding a palm frond, which indicates that she is a martyr, but she lacks any other attribute to identify her. Bissolo is described as a pupil of Giovanni Bellini and seems to have been a frequent collaborator, specifically employed to add donor portraits to Bellini’s Madonnas. He copied the group of the Virgin and Child in this painting from Bellini’s altarpiece of 1505 in San Zaccaria, Venice; he also repeated it in other pictures.
Title
The Virgin and Child with Saint Paul and a Female Martyr
Date
probably 1505-30
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 78.1 x W 117.5 cm
Accession number
NG3915
Acquisition method
Mond Bequest, 1924
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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