"Martyred under Emperor Decius (ruled 249–51 A.D.), Saint Reparata was a patron saint of Florence, for whom its cathedral was named. This exquisitely painted panel is from the high altarpiece of the cathedral (the main panels are now in the Uffizi ,…
A female patient is seated in a chair, next to her sits a pompous physician who is taking her pulse; to the left stands a servant, she is pouring from a decanter; another person stands on the patient's right.