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St. George, St, Francis, and St. Rocco
Three boards in a single container, two of the boards measuring. 86X28 cm, one measuring 42X27 cm without the frame, Inv. N. 90, 91 and 96
Experts tend to agree that these three panels came from a single polyptych. The fact that the boards share the same dimensions tends to confirm this theory. For St. Francis, it is assumed that it was in a cusp or that it was cut down at a later date, perhaps during a restoration that somewhat modified the painting.
St. George is depicted with armour, a sword, and a standard as he tramples the dragon. St. Francis is portrayed in three-quarters with missal in his right hand and a cross in his left hand. Instead, St. Rocco is wearing a hat that extends behind his shoulders while raising his left leg to show his wound. He is holding a stick in his left hand.
In describing these works, Anna Tambini has called attention to the detailed markings on St. Francis's face, the elegance of the lines and rhythms present, above all in St. George, who is drawn with a metal armour with a Nordic style and a strong sense of realism and the quotidian, highlighted for example in the execution of the studs in the iron mail. Anna Tambini envisions the artist of these works as having been on the point of breaking away from his Late Gothic legacy in search of an innovative naturalness. According to this scholar, this work can be dated approximately 1460.