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Painted panel of a saint in red-orange robes holding a palm frond and resting a hand on a gridiron, set in a gilded wooden frame.

Saint Laurence with gridiron, predella panel

A standing saint in a red-orange vestment holds a palm frond in one hand and rests the other on a gridiron, the attribute of Saint Laurence, against a plain grey background. The figure is framed within a gilded wooden panel from a predella, with fragments of dark side scenes visible at the edges.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1580? and 1620?]
Medium
Oil paintings Predellas Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2385 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1630.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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