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[124970] York Art Gallery : Saint Distributing Alms to Pilgrims
York Art Gallery.
Saint Distributing Alms to Pilgrims.
Unknown Central European Workshop.
Oil on wood, c1480-1500.
Panel paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries are little represented in British public collections, so this picture make an important addition to York Art Gallery’s strong holdings of European art.
An unidentified male saint, wearing a fur-lined red cloak suggestive of wealth and authority, distributes coins in a walled outdoor setting. The lettering on the saint's halo has not been decoded. Among the recipients, tw neatly dressed woman carrying a child, and a man with ragged clothing and crutches - have hats decorated with pilgrim badges. This would have suggested, for viewers of that time, that they are pious Christians deserving of charity.
[124970] York Art Gallery : Saint Distributing Alms to Pilgrims
York Art Gallery.
Saint Distributing Alms to Pilgrims.
Unknown Central European Workshop.
Oil on wood, c1480-1500.
Panel paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries are little represented in British public collections, so this picture make an important addition to York Art Gallery’s strong holdings of European art.
An unidentified male saint, wearing a fur-lined red cloak suggestive of wealth and authority, distributes coins in a walled outdoor setting. The lettering on the saint's halo has not been decoded. Among the recipients, tw neatly dressed woman carrying a child, and a man with ragged clothing and crutches - have hats decorated with pilgrim badges. This would have suggested, for viewers of that time, that they are pious Christians deserving of charity.