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Episode 25: In Rome Saint Bernardino cures a diseased young man; Episode 26: Saint Bernardino cures a leper; Episode 27: In Perugia Saint Bernardino warns an errant young man, from "The Life of Saint Bernardino of Siena"

Bernardino Capitelli|Saint Bernardino of Siena|Rutilio Manetti

1610–39

Episode 25: In Rome Saint Bernardino cures a diseased young man; Episode 26: Saint Bernardino cures a leper; Episode 27: In Perugia Saint Bernardino warns an errant young man, from "The Life of Saint Bernardino of Siena" by Bernardino Capitelli|Saint Bernardino of Siena|Rutilio Manetti

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Plate: 8 3/8 × 10 13/16 in. (21.3 × 27.4 cm) Sheet: 12 1/8 × 17 1/4 in. (30.8 × 43.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966

Accession Number

66.555.44(9)

Art Historical Context

This etching, part of a series illustrating *The Life of Saint Bernardino of Siena*, captures three miraculous episodes from the saint's legendary ministry: curing a diseased young man in Rome (Episode 25), healing a leper (Episode 26), and warning an errant youth in Perugia (Episode 27). Created between 1610 and 1639 by Sienese artists Bernardino Capitelli and Rutilio Manetti, it reflects the Baroque era's dramatic flair, with dynamic compositions emphasizing the saint's divine power and moral authority. Saint Bernardino of Siena (1380–1444), a fervent Franciscan preacher, was renowned for h...

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