MATTEO di Giovanni
(b. ca. 1430, Borgo San Sepolcro, d. 1495, Siena)

St Bernardino Restoring a Child to Life

1481-82
Tempera and gold on panel, 31 x 39 cm
Private collection

This panel formed part of the predella of an unidentified altarpiece. It depicts the story of St Bernardino (d. 1444) and the miracle by which he emerged from heaven to save a drowning ten year old boy.