This work was originally the bottom part of an alterpiece , which was in the Church of S Maria in Stelle, Verona. The upper part apparently showed the Virgin and Child with saints, while another fragment in Verona shows Saints Sebastian and Roche, saints frequently evoked in times of plague.
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Wednesday, 7 November 2012
' The Giusti Family of Verona ' Antonia da Vendri. Italian (1476-1555) Oil on canvas, circa 1520. The National Gallery, London.
This work was originally the bottom part of an alterpiece , which was in the Church of S Maria in Stelle, Verona. The upper part apparently showed the Virgin and Child with saints, while another fragment in Verona shows Saints Sebastian and Roche, saints frequently evoked in times of plague.
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