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Saint Benedict admitting Saints Maurus and Placidus into the Benedictine Order: Predella Panel

Lorenzo Monaco (c.1370–1425)

The National Gallery, London

Saint Benedict admitting Saints Maurus and Placidus into the Benedictine Order: Predella Panel

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A bearded and venerable Saint Benedict admits two disciples, Maurus and Placidus, to his newly founded religious order, while a group of monks look on. They were young Roman noblemen who were sent to Saint Benedict to be educated and became two of his earliest followers.Although members the Benedictine Order wore black, here they are dressed in the white habits of the Camaldolese Order, as this panel was painted for them. It comes from the predella, or lowest tier, of a large polyptych (a multi-panelled altarpiece) painted for a church just outside Florence. Saint Benedict was the patron saint of this church, and the small scenes in the predella show episodes from this life.

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Title

Saint Benedict admitting Saints Maurus and Placidus into the Benedictine Order: Predella Panel

Date

1407-9

Medium

Egg tempera on wood

Measurements

H 28.8 x W 38.8 cm

Accession number

NG2862

Acquisition method

Presented by Henry Wagner, 1912

Work type

Painting

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The National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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Artist or maker

Lorenzo Monaco

c.1370–1425

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