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Description: | This altarpiece is a sacra conversazione, a depiction of the Virgin and Child in the company of saints. In this instance, the saints depicted are the martyrs Stephen and Lawrence, identified by the martyrs' palms and the attributes signifying the manner of their death (Stephen was stoned, and Lawrence put on a gridiron over the fire). Both wear rich dalmatics with intricately embroidered borders and ornament in gold thread, known as orphreys, which indicate a Venetian influence. The drapery behind the Virgin stresses her importance, and follows a well-established quattrocento tradition. | Subjects: | St Lawrence) St Stephen figure; landscape; townscape; religion (Virgin and Child | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Santacroce, Girolamo da (Italian painter, born 1480-1485, died 1556) Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to Italian (Veronese) School | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8539... | Go to resource |
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