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298 of San Felice, which is situated on the piazza of Florence, and belongs to the order of Camaldoli, Neri also painted various pictures, with one for the high altar of San Michele d’Arezzo, belonging to the same Order. At Santa Maria delle Grazie, moreover, without the city of Arezzo, this master painted a Madonna in the church of San Bernardino. Under her mantle she is sheltering the people of Arezzo, and on one side is San Bernardino kneeling, with a wooden cross in his hand, such as he was accustomed to carry when he went through the streets of Arezzo, preaching to the people. On the other side of Our Lady, and near her, are San Niccolo and St. Michael the Archangel. Various stories from the life of San Bernardino are depicted in the predella, with certain miracles performed by the saint, more particularly those worked by him in that place. The same master painted the picture of the High Altar, in the church of San Bomolo, in Florence; and in the church of Santa Trinita he painted the life of San Giovanni Gualberto, in fresco, in the chapel of the Spini, with the picture in distemper which is over the altar. From these paintings, we perceive clearly