Giotto's Stefaneschi Triptych (Back)
This is back (rear) of Giotto di Bondone's Stefaneschi Triptych. The altar is freestanding and painted on both sides. The front faced the lay faithful during services/mass, while this 'back' side faced the church clergy who sat behind.
This triptych was originally in old St Peter's basilica and its name comes from Cardinal Jacopo Caetani degli Stefaneschi who had commissioned the work.
On the centre panel here is St Peter, shown enthroned flanked by four saints, Cardinal Stefaneschi and Pope Celestine I. On the left panel is St James and St Paul; on the right panel is St John the Evangelist and St Andrew.
The painting is attributed to Giotto with the assistance of his pupils, between 1315 and 1320. Giotto is perhaps the most famous painter from the early Renaissance. He is credited with introducing more realism into painting, breaking with the prevailing Byzantine style.
Room II, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican Museums; July 2019
Giotto's Stefaneschi Triptych (Back)
This is back (rear) of Giotto di Bondone's Stefaneschi Triptych. The altar is freestanding and painted on both sides. The front faced the lay faithful during services/mass, while this 'back' side faced the church clergy who sat behind.
This triptych was originally in old St Peter's basilica and its name comes from Cardinal Jacopo Caetani degli Stefaneschi who had commissioned the work.
On the centre panel here is St Peter, shown enthroned flanked by four saints, Cardinal Stefaneschi and Pope Celestine I. On the left panel is St James and St Paul; on the right panel is St John the Evangelist and St Andrew.
The painting is attributed to Giotto with the assistance of his pupils, between 1315 and 1320. Giotto is perhaps the most famous painter from the early Renaissance. He is credited with introducing more realism into painting, breaking with the prevailing Byzantine style.
Room II, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican Museums; July 2019