Saint Clare is depicted here in the veil and heavy robe that are the habit of her religious order. She is shown standing against a gold background, her right hand extended in a gesture of blessing toward the earthenware jug at her feet. Saint Clare was born into a noble family in Assisi. As a young woman, she heard the preaching of Saint Francis and chose to follow him, renouncing her life of privilege. She founded the Order of Poor Clares and lived a life of poverty, focusing her energies on service and personal contemplation.

Spina Collection, Rome
Kress Collection (K1007), 1939
National Gallery of Art, 1939-?
Gift of Kress Foundation, 1961

Attributed to Andrea Vanni by Longhi, ...ins, A. Venturi, Suida, Fiocco, van Marle and Berenson.
Dated c. 1360-70 by Longhi.
c. 1380-90 in Preliminary Catalogue, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1941.

A box of Xrays of the Kress Collection is on Shelf G in the Vault (6/5/2018).

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