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Painting of a bearded saint with a gold halo, in a rose mantle, holding a red book against a gold background within an ornate frame.

Saint Andrew

A bearded saint with a golden halo stands against a gold-leaf ground, wearing a rose-pink mantle over blue-green drapery and holding a closed red book with gold clasps. The tempera painting on wood is framed by a richly patterned border, with the figure's gaze turned slightly toward the viewer.

Artist
Simone Martini
Date
ca. 1326
Medium
Tempera on wood, gold ground
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2768 × 3883 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1331).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941

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