This painting shows the upper body of a man. The man has short, dark, wavy hair and a beard, and he wears a green robe over a dark garment with a neckline decorated with a gold pattern. He looks to the left, and has pale skin, rosy cheeks, arched eyebrows, and thin lips. He is holding a light blue book in his hands. Behind him, the background is golden, and there is an ornate halo surrounding his head. The words "SANTUS SYMON" are on either side of the man's head in a dark script. The painting is framed in a dark, arched border.

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Saint Simon

painter Simone Martini (Sienese, active from 1315; died 1344)

c. 1315/1320

Medium: tempera on panel
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: painted surface: 26.2 x 19.7 cm (10 5/16 x 7 3/4 in.) ; overall: 30.7 x 23.5 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.) ; framed: 44.4 x 60 cm (17 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.)
Culture: Sienese
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: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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