Church of San Niccolò al Carmine

Saints Albert, Stephen, Martha and Catherine

  • Francesco Vanni (1563 - 26 October 1610) 1593

    Further evidence of the great Carmelite devotion to the Virgin Mary is found in the altarpiece of the Sienese painter Francesco Vanni, to the right of the high altar. It portrays Saint Albert , in the Carmelite habit, Saint Stephen holding the palm of martyrdom, Saint Martha and Saint Catherine of Alexandria, all in adoration of the Virgin and Child, . . .