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Marble bust of Marie d’Anjou, Queen of France, circa 1465

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Saddle, German, 1440-80

From The Wallace Collection

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Details from a 15th century German miscellany, depicting the zodiac signs Ares and Scorpio (Ms. Ludwig XII 8 (83.MO.137), fol. 54v). From the J. Paul Getty Museum.

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Title: St. Dorothy and the Christ Child Artist: Francesco di Giorgio (Italian [Sienese], 1349-1501) Date: 1460s Genre: religious art (Roman Catholic Christianity) Period: Italian Renaissance (Quattrocento) Movement: Sienese School Medium: egg tempera on wood Dimensions: 33.3 cm (13.1 in) high x 20.6 cm (8.1 in) wide Location: National Gallery, London, England, UK

The martyrdom of St. Dorothy during the "Great Persecution" of Diocletian was a popular tale in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, recounted, among other sources, in the Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine. Before Dorothy's beheading, her suitor asked her to bring back flowers from Heaven (it being winter in Rome). He was subsequently greeted by a small boy, traditionally identified as Christ, carrying a basket of roses.

While a skillful painter of the Sienese School, Francesco di Giorgio made his chief mark on Renaissance Italy as an architect and military engineer. In the latter capacity, he built many fortifications for his patron, the highly successful condottiere Federico da Montefeltro.