Two scenes showing monks wearing black hoods and robes take place on this vertical panel painting. The left half is framed by a white stone arch supported on a pillar, which runs down the middle of the composition. Under the arch, a clean-shaven man sits with his body angled to our right. A book is open on his lap, and he holds up his left hand, to our right. He braces a gold-tipped long staff with his other hand, and a gold halo frames his lined face. His hood is down, and he wears a tall, brimless black cap. He sits in a room with a wood floor, wood ceiling, and a bench under an open…
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A Miracle of Saint Benedict

painter French 15th Century

c. 1480

Medium
oil on oak
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
painted surface: 91.5 x 78 cm (36 x 30 11/16 in.) ; original panel: 94 x 79.4 cm (37 x 31 1/4 in.) ; framed: 109.5 x 95.7 x 7.6 cm (43 1/8 x 37 11/16 x 3 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-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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