UNKNOWN MASTER, French
(active around 1480 in northern France)

A Miracle of St Benedict

c. 1480
Oil on oak panel, 92 x 78 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Formerly this panel was attributed to Simon Marmion or his workshop. However, according to recent studies, this attribution cannot be maintained.

The painting illustrates a miraculous event in the life of St Benedict. A young monk who had been sent to fetch water, fell into Lake Subiaco and was at risk of drowning. Instantly sensing this danger, Benedict dispatched another monk to his rescue.




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