Saints Nicholas, Damian and Margaret: Right Pilaster

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These three saints stand on the right side of a large multi-panelled altarpiece painted in the 1420s by the Florentine artist Giovanni dal Ponte. It originally sat on the high altar of the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Pratovecchio, Tuscany. San Giovanni was a Camaldolite nunnery – a strict branch of the Benedictine Order – and some of the smaller saints in the altarpiece may reflect local concerns or have connections with neighbouring Camaldolese houses. Saint Nicholas, at the top, might be a reference to the church of San Niccolo in Montemezzano, as San Giovanni was responsible for electing its rector. Margaret at the bottom may stand for the Camaldolese house of Santa Margherita in Tosina.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

Saints Nicholas, Damian and Margaret: Right Pilaster

Date

about 1420-4?

Medium

Egg tempera on wood

Measurements

H 9.8 x W 9.8 cm

Accession number

NG580.5

Acquisition method

Bought, 1857

Work type

Painting

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