3-068-767 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Unknown Saint Abbot (Saint Benedict?), 1st quarter of 17th century. Additional Info: This image of a pious abbot (suggested by a crosier, from the crosier's curved top hangs a ribbon known as a paniselus, which is the symbol of an abbot's authority) belongs to a series of representations of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church and bishops and abbots, which would often be assembled as historical galleries in churches and monasteries.