The legend of the Four Crowned Martyrs refers to Christian sculptors working for the Emperor Diocletian (depicted on the left with crown and scepter) who refused his order to carve […]
tempera on panel
Saint Anthony Abbot Tempted by Gold
Saint Bernardino of Siena Preaching
Christ with Instruments of the Passion
The Baptism of Christ
Garofalo uses landscape elements to silhouette and emphasize the sacred figures. John the Baptist is placed against a dark bluff, which signifies his self-imposed isolation in the wilderness; in contrast […]
Madonna and Child with Angels and Saints Catherine, Peter, James, Lucy, Anthony Abbot and Paul
Underneath the main panel, the predella, or base, shows Christ as Man of Sorrows flanked by the mourning Virgin and St. John the Evangelist. Unidentified heraldic escutcheons are on either […]
Madonna and Christ Child
The representation of the Madonna and Christ Child was extremely popular during the Italian Renaissance. Works of art such as this were probably for private devotional use; most homes had […]
Saint Bartholomew
St. Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles, is identified by his attribute the knife; he was martyred by being flayed alive. This painting was one of thirty panels comprising a […]
Seven Virtues
This painting and its pendant The Seven Liberal Arts were made to decorate the front panels of cassoni (wooden chests). Cassoni were often commissioned in pairs for weddings, one each […]
Saint Augustine
St. Augustine’s cope (mantle) was originally covered entirely in silver, which has flaked away over time. The red that we see today is bole, the clay-like pigment used as a […]