Saint Augustine and Saint Monica in a Sermon by Saint Ambrose

Pablo Vergós's panel depicting Saint Augustine and Saint Monica listening to a sermon by Saint Ambrose, painted around 1463 and now in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, illustrates a key episode in the conversion narrative of the Church Father. The moment when Augustine and his mother Monica heard Ambrose preach in Milan was pivotal in Augustine's journey toward Christian faith, making it a popular subject in late medieval hagiographic art.

Vergós's Catalan Gothic style features rich color, careful architectural detail, and the narrative clarity needed to convey the dramatic significance of the preaching scene.