# Story of St Margaret of Cortona [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian]() - Date: 1251-1300 - Technique: Panel, 178 x 128 cm ## Commentary Story of St Margaret of Cortona c. 1298 Panel, 178 x 128 cm Museo Diocesano, Cortona St Margaret is standing in the middle of the episodes of her life, dressed in the habit of a Franciscan of the Third Order. Margaret was one of the most important figures in the history of Cortona. People considered her a saint soon after her death which happened in Cortona on February 22, 1297. However, she was canonized only in 1728. The episodes from her life were taken from the legend written by her confessor, Fra Giunta Bevegnati. ## Related artworks - [A Bishop Saint]() - [A Curious Scene]() - [Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel]() - [Adoration of St Mark]() - [Allegorical Portrait of Dante]() - [Altar frontal]() - [Altarpiece \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare]() - [Altarpiece of the Magi]() - [Altarpiece]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()