Saint Benedict and Saint Lucilla (above: Saint Daniel)

Spinello Aretino's panel depicting Saint Benedict, Saint Lucilla, and Saint Daniel (c. 1385) formed part of a larger altarpiece ensemble now dispersed across collections. Spinello was deeply engaged with Benedictine commissions in the Arezzo and Florence regions, painting multiple cycles devoted to the life of the order's founder. The inclusion of the early Christian martyr Lucilla alongside Benedict suggests the panel was created for a Benedictine convent or church with specific local devotional ties.

Egg tempera on panel with gilded background and haloes decorated with incised punchwork. Spinello's figures are robustly modeled with clear contours, displaying the solid three-dimensionality inherited from Giottesque tradition.