Saint Robert of Molesmes by Enguerrand Quarton (1440)

Haloed monk in white habit holding a white lily and red book against a gold background.

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Saint Robert of Molesmes, Enguerrand Quarton (1440), Detroit Institute of Arts. Via artnap.com

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A bearded-free monk in a white habit and hood holds a flowering white lily stem in one hand and a red-bound book in the other, set against a gold leaf background with a haloed head. The panel's gilded ground and inscribed letters frame the saint in a devotional style. This painting by Enguerrand Quarton, dated 1440, is held by the Detroit Institute of Arts.

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Date

1440

Medium

Painting

Museum

Detroit Institute of Arts

License

Public domain

Themes

Religion

Painting of the Virgin spreading a mantle over kneeling clergy and donors, flanked by two saints, on a gold background.

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