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An Augustinian Friar (?) Praying

An Augustinian Friar (?) Praying





Artist : Gerard David

Date : near 1500

Sizes : 27 cm x 34 cm
Material : Peinture à l'huile sur chêne
Acquisition : Presented by Queen Victoria at the Prince Consort's wish (1863)
National Gallery
The Netherlands
Main Building
First Floor - Section 5
Item 4 on 15
Flemish and Northern Painting
Painting

Area related
Flandres

Description   

The subject is probably an Augustinian hermit. The background shows Bruges, where David worked. The portrait forms the right-hand part of a devotional image. The other panel would have shown the object of his prayers, probably the Virgin and Child.
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