The Charity of Saint Nicholas of Bari (left Wing of the Altarpiece) 1330

The Charity of Saint Nicholas of Bari (left Wing of the Altarpiece), is a 1330 tempera and gold on poplar panel painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti. It depicts a scene from the life of St. Nicholas, who is shown placing a dowry into the home of three poor sisters in the form of three bags of gold coins. The painting is part of a larger altarpiece originally commissioned by the Sienese painter Pietro Lorenzetti. It is now housed in the Louvre in Paris, France, where it is admired for its detailed, almost photographic realism and intricate depiction of interior space.