Madonna and Child with Saint Francis and Saint Bernardino of Siena
Girolamo di Benvenuto, 1470–1524
The centre of this composition is occupied by the Virgin and Child. Saint Francis, with stigmata wounds on his hand, stands behind the virgin and Child on the left. Saint Bernard stands on the right. The Christ child holds a bird, symbolizing the spiritual powers. This painting was part of a collection of 117 works belonging to the industrialist and engineer F.D. Lycett Green and bequeathed to York through the Art Fund, in 1955, in recognition of the remarkable efforts made after the Second World War by its curator to transform it into a gallery of international importance.
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Title of artwork, date
Madonna and Child with Saint Francis and Saint Bernardino of Siena, 1470–1524
Date supported
1955
Medium and material
Oil on wood
Dimensions
36.8 x 27.9 cm
Gifted by
F D Lycett Green
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