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This young saint holding a banner and a model fortress was once thought to be Saint George, as a red cross on a white background is the flag associated with him. However it is more likely that he is Terentius, the patron saint of Pesaro. He stands high on a parapet, set against a great expanse of sky. Where the fabric of his cloak catches the light, the pattern of the gold damask weave is wonderfully revealed in tiny hatched brushtrokes.Originally this panel and A Youthful Saint reading, also in the National Gallery's collection, would have flanked a central image, probably of the Virgin and Child, in a multi-panelled altarpiece known as a polyptych. The contemplative mood of the painting, the grassy landscape with its hilltop town beneath a large sky and the saint’s oval face are all reminiscent of late works by Giovanni Bellini.

A Saint with a Fortress and a Banner

Girolamo da Santacroce (1480/1485–1556) (attributed to)

The National Gallery, London

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Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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