Cleavers, Poison and Snakes: How to Spot Saints in Paintings

NOV 21 2019

Cleavers, Poison and Snakes: How to Spot Saints in Paintings

Edward Dickenson of the National Gallery's learning team demonstrates how attributes let a viewer identify saints and angels in devotional painting, the same visual grammar that marks Raphael out by his fish and pilgrim's staff.

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