Title
Monaco, Three scenes depicting the life of Saint Benedict of Nursia
Caption
Piero di Giovanni, known as Lorenzo Monaco
Italian school
Scene on an altarpiece depicting the Coronation of the Virgin: Three scenes depicting the life of Saint Benedict of Nursia: Benedict the hermit, Benedict being tempted by the Devil, Benedict founding his "Rule."
Polyptych created for the Santa Maria degli Angeli Church
Tempera on wood
Florence, Uffizi Gallery
Info+
Piero di Giovanni, known as Lorenzo Monaco (Siena, 1370 - Florence, 1424)
Date
1413
Credit line
Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12
Reference
DGL10A00_244
License type
Rights managed
Available size
122,7Mb (7,9Mb) / 26,3in x 18,1in / 7887 x 5437 (300dpi)