1962 Pierre Cardin for YSL
The Saint Provides a Dowry for Three Poor Girls
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
In this panel, St Nicholas is throwing gold into the house of a poor man whose three daughters face prostitution to support themselves. The saint did the same on three consecutive nights, providing dowries so the girls could marry. Lorenzetti painted four scenes from the life of the saint as an altarpiece for the Church of San Procolo-
Stories of Saint Nicholas
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
tempera on wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
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