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| Keywords: Giovanni del Biondo - Five Saints - Walters 37719.jpg Four of these saints are recognizable by their attributes Sebastian by his arrows Anthony Abbot by his staff Margaret by her dragon and Lucy by her burning lamp The fifth is a bishop as indicated by his miter; his crozier is incised directly into the gold leaf above Anthony Abbot's head While three of the saints face toward what would have been the altarpiece's main panel two turn their gaze outward By directing the gaze of selected figures towards the worshiper the painter made the saints appear more attentive to the needs of those who looked to them for help and protection For more information on this panel please see Zeri catalogue number 10 pp 17-18 between 1370 1379 Medieval tempera and gold leaf on panel Painted surface cm 123 2 44 1 2 accession number 37 719 26136 Marquess Filippo Marignoli Rome and Spoleto until 1898 mode of acquisition unknown Marquess Francesco Marignoli 1898 mode of acqusition unknown Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome 1899 1900 catalogue supplement no 26 attributed to Simon Memmi Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Florence Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Giovanni del Biondo Croziers in art Paintings in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
