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Pisanello / The Vision of Saint Eustace

The Vision of Saint Eustace

c. 1438–1442 · Tempera on panel

MovementRRenaissance
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Genrereligious art
Dimensions54.8 × 65.5 cm

Why it matters

Saint Eustace, dressed as a fashionable huntsman in a golden tunic, comes upon a stag bearing a crucifix between its antlers, as told in the Golden Legend.

Did you know?

  • The National Gallery dates it to about 1438–1442.
  • Its date has been disputed.
  • Pisanello also painted Saint Eustace in Sant'Anastasia.

Based on the Wikipedia article The Vision of Saint Eustace (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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