Title of Art: St. Catherine and St. Lucy, St. Stephen and St. Lawrence, St. John the Baptist and St. Luke, St. Peter and St. Benedict, St. James the Greater and St. Gregory
Artist: Giovanni da Milano
Date of Composition: 1360-1365
Art Form: Painting
Exhibit Institution: Le Gallerie degli Uffizi (The Uffizi)
Exhibit Location: Florence, Italy
VM Image #: 0006
Photographer: Shala Graham
Date of Photograph: January 7, 2023
Subjects: Catherine of Alexandria; Lucy
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Panels with pairs of saints, including St. Catherine and St. Lucy on far left panel; more saints and martyrs in other panels: Stephen, Lawrence, John the Baptist, Luke, Peter, Benedict, James the Greater, Gregory. Stories of Creation appear in the tondos. In the bottom left predella appear choirs of virgins, including Agnes (with lamb), Lucy and others. These panels are all that remain of a polyptych once housed in the high altar of the church in Ognissanti, Italy. Entered Uffizi in 1861. Martyrs.
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