Saint Bernardino of Siena

Italian 15th Century

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a standing figure of a man with a halo around his head. His right arm is raised, holding a circular emblem with rays and the letters "IHS" in the center. He has a beard and a bald head fringed with hair, wearing a long robe-like garment with a rope belt. In his left hand, he holds an open book. Around him, there are two kneeling figures on each side, both in dresses with clasped hands. The background features church-like buildings with crosses on their rooftops and a landscape with stylized plants. There are also ornate decorations of bishops’ mitres along a horizontal line, alongside indistinct script above and around the primary figures.