These three panels show scenes from the legend of St Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of children.
Three legends of St Nicholas by Gerard David, 15001510
© National Galleries of Scotland
Details
- Dimensions:
- 56 x 35 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £5,000 ( Total: £52,000)
- Acquired in:
- 1959
- Vendor:
- Agnew's
1. St Nicholas on the day of his birth, standing up and thanking God for having given him life; 2. The Saint, as a young man, putting a purse of gold through a window to provide dowries for the three daughters of an impoverished nobleman; 3. The Saint, after he had become Bishop of Myra, raising from a pickling-tub three boys whom an innkeeper had killed and salted down as meat for his customers.
Provenance
Christopher Lloyd
Venue details
Scottish National Gallery
The Mound, EDINBURGH
Edinburgh
EH2 2EL
0131 624 6200
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