Antonio Vivarini, Polyptych of the Madonna Enthroned
1449 (Signed and dated at the bottom of the Virgin and Child panel)
Euphrasian Basilica, Poreč, Croatia
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Top Row, left to right (follow the links to detail pages with larger images)
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St. Mary Magdalene (oil jar in left hand)
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St. Christopher (Christ Child on shoulder, palm branch)
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The Man of Sorrows (Imago Pietatis)
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St. Anthony Abbot (tau-top staff, bell in left hand)
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St. Catherine of Alexandria (wheel, palm branch, crown)
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Bottom row, left to right (with links to detail pages)
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St. Nicholas (crozier, three golden balls)
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Simeon, Prophet of Jerusalem (Scroll: Nunc dimittis servum, from Luke 2:28-32)
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The Madonna and Child
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St. Francis of Assisi (stigmata)
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St. James the Greater: In his left hand is what appears to be a pilgrim's staff. The book may refer to the Letter of James in the New Testament.
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Photographed at the basilica by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.