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The back is painted too, and shows a bishop holding an open book, standing above a shield with a coat of arms. Two keys hang from a cord on his left wrist. Aside from the shield beneath his feet, everything is rendered in tones of black, grey and white. The bishop’s identity remains uncertain, though he may be Saint Peter, to whom Christ metaphorically gave the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
The Virgin must have looked as if she was kneeling on the original frame, as did the donor in the other panel. The current frames are old but not original: they seem to have been replaced, for unknown reasons, while the shutters were still attached to the central panel.
Title
The Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist
Date
about 1540
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 123 x W 46 cm
Accession number
NG6508.1
Acquisition method
Bought, 1986
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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