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Gold leaf

Detail of the tablet held by St Bernardino in the painting, which has an image of a burning sun in gold leaf

Two areas of gold leaf are used by di Giorgio; St Bernardino’s tablet and the trumpets. An underlayer of red bole would have provided colour and adhesion for the very thin layer of gold.

Detail of trumpet players from the painting

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