This painting shows a person who faces us, holding a long red sword in their left hand and a red flower with green leaves in their right hand. They appear to be standing, with their right leg bent, resting on top of a gray ledge. They have pale skin and curly, shoulder-length brown hair, arched eyebrows, a cleft chin, and thin lips in a slight smile. They are wearing a dark blue-green tunic with a high white collar underneath a long red cloak, burgundy tights, and tan boots. The arched background is a rich gold color with a halo-like design around the person's head.
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Saint Florian

Francesco del Cossa (Ferrarese, c. 1436 - 1477/1478)

c. 1473/1474

Medium
tempera on poplar panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 79.4 × 55 cm (31 1/4 × 21 5/8 in.) ; framed: 107.32 × 74.3 × 15.24 cm (42 1/4 × 29 1/4 × 6 in.)
Culture
Ferrarese
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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