Predella panel showing Saints Margaret and Bartholomew, Label from Philadelphia Museum of Art: "This panel came from a large altarpiece, called a retablo in Spanish, in the church of San Pablo in Palencia. It was originally part of the predella, or lower panel, of the retablo.

These two saints are part of a set of four saints who are early Christian martyrs, but they are presented in the guise of contemporary aristocrats. Only their attributes— the dragon for Margaret, and the knife for Bartholomew—identify them as these early martyrs.", 1450-01-01

 Item — Box: 283
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s41-i0017

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Predella panel showing Saints Margaret and Bartholomew, Label from Philadelphia Museum of Art: "This panel came from a large altarpiece, called a retablo in Spanish, in the church of San Pablo in Palencia. It was originally part of the predella, or lower panel, of the retablo. These two saints are part of a set of four saints who are early Christian martyrs, but they are presented in the guise of contemporary aristocrats. Only their attributes— the dragon for Margaret, and the knife for Bartholomew—identify them as these early martyrs."

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0017; Public Notes: "Courtesy of the John G. Johnson Art Collection, Philadelphia." "Subject: St. Margaret and St. Bartholomew," By: "Southeastern Piedmontese Toward 1475." It is from the same altarpiece as SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0016

Dates

  • Creation: 1450-01-01

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Saint Attributes; Knives; Saint Margaret; Staffs; Saint Bartholomew; Instruments of Martyrdom; Saints; Saint Ursula; Dragons; School: Spanish; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 9.8; Image width (in.): 5in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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