Polyptych, Two joined altarpieces with scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ with flanking saints. Upper altarpiece, first register saints: unknown female saint, Saint Bartholomew, Saint John the Baptist, Saint John the Evangelist, an unidentified male saint, Saint Mary Magdalene. Upper altarpiece, second register: Saint Augustine of Hippo offers the rule; Saint Gregory the Great in his study; Saint Peter; Saint Paul; Saint Michael the Archangel; Saint Jerome in his study. Upper altarpiece, center images: Pieta; Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Lower altarpiece, upper register: Saint Gregory the Great at Trajan's tomb; the Annunciation; the Nativity; Adoration of the Magi. Lower altarpiece, lower register: flight into Egypt; dispute with the doctors; the Ascension; the Pentecost. Lower altarpiece, center images: Dormition of the Virg; Coronation of the Virgin.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Early Italian (EITA) | Polyptych, Two joined altarpieces with scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ with flanking saints. Upper altarpiece, first register saints: unknown female saint, Saint Bartholomew, Saint John the Baptist, Saint John the Evangelist, an unidentified male saint, Saint Mary Magdalene. Upper altarpiece, second register: Saint Augustine of Hippo offers the rule; Saint Gregory the Great in his study; Saint Peter; Saint Paul; Saint Michael the Archangel; Saint Jerome in his study. Upper altarpiece, center images: Pieta; Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Lower altarpiece, upper register: Saint Gregory the Great at Trajan's tomb; the Annunciation; the Nativity; Adoration of the Magi. Lower altarpiece, lower register: flight into Egypt; dispute with the doctors; the Ascension; the Pentecost. Lower altarpiece, center images: Dormition of the Virg; Coronation of the Virgin., ca. 1330-1335
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