Saint Sirus

During the Renaissance, altarpieces commonly portrayed biblical scenes, such as Madonna and Child, examples of which are in this gallery. These two paintings, Saint Sirus and Saint Paul, were likely part of a larger altarpiece made up of many panels, called a polyptych. The presence of a saint on an altarpiece could have a number of meanings. The saint could be the patron saint of the church or city that housed the altarpiece, for example. The key to identifying saints is to look closely at the attributes shown with them. Saint Sirus wears a mitre, the pointed headpiece, and holds a crozier, or ceremonial staff. These attributes indicate Saint Sirus was a bishop. Saint Paul is shown with his usual physical characteristics-receding hairline and long, brown beard; he is also holding a sword, his personal attribute.

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In dezelfde zaal · G343, Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Saint Paul

Madonna and Child

Saint Bernardino of Siena

St Stephen (wing of a polyptych)

Archangel Michael (wing of a polyptych)

Saint Anthony of Padua

The Adoration of the Kings

La Vierge et l'Enfant entourés de six anges

Saint Romuald, c. 1438-1442

The Nativity, c. 1425

Standing Madonna with Child, c. 1350–54

Madonna and Child, probably between 1500 and 1504

Saint Paul, c. 1460

Madonna and Child, c. 1310

The Resurrection of Christ, 15th century

Saint Bartholomew and Saint Anthony Abbot, 1408