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Description: | The vision of the Benedictine nun Saint Gertrude of Helfta was probably painted for the ceiling of an unidentified church in Madrid . The male saint with the flaming heart may be Saint Augustine , who also wrote on the subject of visionary contemplation. St. Gertrude kneels at the bottom on the right in a nun's habit with a chain around her neck composed of the letters GERTR and a hear-shaped locket with a representation of the Infant Christ. A cherub bearing a crozier hovers to her right in front of a building. The saint is supported by a flying angel who points upwards to the kneeling figure of St. Augustine , from whose chest issue flames. At the top are seated Christ and God the Father with the Dove and Putti. Size: 246.3 x 163.8 cm | License: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/terms/ | Rights holder: | The Bowes Museum | Subjects: | 1619 | Source: | Bowes-OAI | Identifier: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/collect... | Go to resource |
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