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Flanking the Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist are Saint Barbara, clearly identifiable by the tower, and Saint Homobonus, patron saint of the confraternity of tailors, who commissioned the work. The artist has placed a large pair of scissors at the saint’s feet, clearly denoting his work as a cloth merchant, while the act of giving alms to a cripple refers to the charitable works undertaken by the confraternity.