Altarpiece of the Virgin Mary (near right-hand panel) - MENEGHELLO di Giovanni de' Canali - WGA
Altarpiece of the Virgin Mary (near right-hand panel) by MENEGHELLO di Giovanni de' Canali
Altarpiece of the Virgin Mary (near right-hand panel) by MENEGHELLO di Giovanni de' Canali

Altarpiece of the Virgin Mary (near right-hand panel)

by MENEGHELLO di Giovanni de' Canali, Tempera on wood, 64 x 28 cm

The near right-hand panel of the altarpiece represents Helsinus Saved from Shipwreck (above) and A French Canon drowned by Devils (below).

The Latin inscription on the bishop saint’s scroll in the upper scene reads: “You will escape death if you celebrate the Feast of the Conception of the Virgin on the sixth day before the Ides of December {that is, 8 December}).

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