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This large painting of the Virgin Mary surrounded by saints was part of an altarpiece. It was made for a chapel dedicated to Saint Christina of Bolsena in the church of San Francesco in Montone, in the Italian region of Umbria.A large stone hangs from a rope looped round Christina's neck, as a reminder that she was weighted down and thrown into a river in punishment for her Christian faith. She survived this, but was eventually killed. Saint Sebastian stands to the other side of the Virgin, while Saint Jerome, his cardinal’s hat by his feet, and Saint Nicholas of Bari, wearing his bishop’s robes and hat, stand on the ground.This kind of altarpiece, where the saints and the Virgin and Child occupy one panel and are located in a unified imaginary setting, is called a sacra conversazione ('holy conversation').

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

The Virgin and Child with Saints

Date

1515

Medium

Oil on wood

Measurements

H 265 x W 193 cm

Accession number

NG1847

Acquisition method

Bought, 1901

Work type

Painting

The National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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Artist or maker

Luca Signorelli

c.1450–1523

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