Bellegambe, Jean - The Le Cellier Altarpiece
Saint Bernard, a reformer of the Cistercian order and a fervent proponent of the cult of Mary, gathers with his family around the throne of the Virgin. This triptych was commissioned by Jeanne de Boubais, abbess of the Cistercian convent of Flines; she is shown at the righ in the guise of Saint Bernard's sister, Humbeline, and for this reason wears the black Benedictine habit. Represented on the exterior wings is Bernard's vision of the Vergin, who it is said, miraculously wet the saint's lips with her milk.
Bellegambe, Jean - The Le Cellier Altarpiece
Saint Bernard, a reformer of the Cistercian order and a fervent proponent of the cult of Mary, gathers with his family around the throne of the Virgin. This triptych was commissioned by Jeanne de Boubais, abbess of the Cistercian convent of Flines; she is shown at the righ in the guise of Saint Bernard's sister, Humbeline, and for this reason wears the black Benedictine habit. Represented on the exterior wings is Bernard's vision of the Vergin, who it is said, miraculously wet the saint's lips with her milk.