Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Eligius with Two Pairs of Kneeling Worshippers (one side of a processional banner) (formerly attributed to Barnaba da Modena)

Spinello Aretino was a prolific late-Gothic Florentine fresco painter whose workshop decorated churches across Tuscany with dynamic narrative cycles. Altarpieces featuring rows of standing saints served both liturgical and devotional functions, identifying the church's patron saints and giving worshippers specific objects for personal prayer. Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient craftsmanship. The work is now in

This work demonstrates Gothic painting techniques.