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The Virgin presents the Christ Child, who balances on a gold-threaded pillow and blesses the viewer. Further gold detailing can be seen in the decoration running along the edge of the Virgin’s blue robe, which reveals the artist’s name in Latin: ‘PAULUS’. Behind the mother and child are three female saints each with an attribute relating to their martyrdom: Saint Catherine, with a broken spiked wheel; Saint Agatha, holding a tray with her severed breasts; and a third unidentified saint holding a dagger. Passing through the archway in the distance is the elderly Saint Joseph, leaning on a staff. They appear in an enclosed garden, symbolic of the Virgin’s purity. Paolo de San Leocadio’s style is closely associated with that of north Italian masters, with whom he trained before moving to Valencia.
Title
The Virgin and Child with Saints
Date
about 1495
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 43.5 x W 23.3 cm
Accession number
NG4786
Acquisition method
Bought, 1935
Work type
Painting
