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Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Eligius with Two Pairs of Kneeling Worshippers (one side of a processional banner) (formerly attributed to Barnaba da Modena)

Spinello Aretino

1370

unspecified

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Byzantine icon painting Medieval

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Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Eligius with Two Pairs of Kneeling Worshippers (one side of a processional banner) (formerly attributed to Barnaba da Modena) is a 1370 unspecified by Spinello Aretino, a Byzantine icon painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Spinello Aretino
When & what style?: 1370 · Byzantine icon painting
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows two men standing side by side. The man on the left wears a long black robe with gold stripes and holds a staff in his right hand. He has a long white beard and a halo around his head. The man on the right wears a red robe with gold trim and holds a book in his left hand. He also has a halo. There are two pairs of kneeling worshippers, one pair on each side of the men. The worshippers are dressed in white robes. The background of the painting is gold, and there are decorative borders around the edges. The painting is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

About the artist

Artist

Spinello Aretino

Spinello Aretino was an Italian painter from Arezzo, who was active in Tuscany at the end of the 14th and the first decade of the 15th century. His style influenced the development of late 14th- and early 15th-century painting in Tuscany.

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