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SIGNORELLI, Luca: St Augustine Altarpiece (right wing)

🖼 St Augustine Altarpiece (right wing), 1498
Poplar
146 × 76 cm
Berlin, Germany

Rendered in tempera, St. Augustine kneels in devotional intensity, his robes flowing dynamically across the panel's gold ground. Signorelli's psychological penetration and sculptural modeling of the saint influenced Northern Renaissance altarpiece design, establishing new standards for spiritual portraiture in religious commissions.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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