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The Virgin Mary with the Apostles and Other Saints: Inner Left Predella Panel

This panel comes from the predella (the lowest part) of an altarpiece made for the church of San Domenico, Fiesole, near Florence. Its saints face right toward the central panel, which shows Christ in glory after his resurrection from the dead.

The Virgin kneels at the head of the top row of saints and raises her hands in prayer before Christ, her son. Behind her are two groups of saints; the apostle Peter, with a book and the keys of heaven promised to him by Christ, is next to her. Each saint is painted in great detail, their faces as individual as their costumes. They carry objects associated with their lives or the instruments of their death.

Saint Dominic, the founder of the Dominican Or...

c. 1423-4
Egg tempera on wood
32.0 x 64.0cm
NG663.2
Image and text © The National Gallery, London, 2024

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