Saint Lawrence Enthroned with Saints and Donors  1453

1440s [br] Saint Lawrence is shown enthroned, with his feet resting on the grill on which he was martyred. He is flanked by Saints Cosmas and Damian, whose cult was closely associated with the ruling Medici family. Alessandro Alessandri (1391–1460) is shown kneeling with his two sons. He was at the height of his political career when he commissioned this altarpiece for th...