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This gold-ground panel painting was most likely painted for a church in the artist's hometown of Siena, probably around the year 1320. The panel has a tooled gold background and shows three half-length figures each set below an individual rounded archway. Lorenzetti's works are remarkable for the emotional connection between his figures, and the viewer. Here, Christ and Saints are linked in silent conversation through their gestures and expressive glances. Christ is central and raises his hand in blessing. His robes are decorated with fine gilding. Christ's head is frontal but his gaze is directed to his proper right, towards Saint Paul. Saints Peter (right) and Paul (left) face slightly inwards towards Christ and bear their usual attributes: a bunch of keys and a sword, respectively.
The panel has been cut, evident from its uneven lower edge. Current research suggests that it was once positioned above a larger panel depicting the 'Virgin and Child Enthroned and Donor, Angels', now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Together, the panels may have formed the central portion of a large and elaborate multi-panelled altarpiece (known as a polyptych) possibly for the church of Santa Maria dei Servi in Siena.
This is Pietro Lorenzetti's only fully autograph work in the UK; the other six works associated with his name are in part attributed to his workshop.
Title
Christ between Saints Paul and Peter
Date
c.1320
Medium
tempera & gilding on panel
Measurements
H 30.5 x W 69.5 cm
Accession number
KINCM:2013.125
Acquisition method
acquired with the assistance of the Ferens Endowment Fund, the John Bradshaw Bequest, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Art Fund, The Wolfson Foundation and The National Gallery, 2013
Work type
Painting
Ferens Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Square, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire HU1 3RA England
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Christ between Saints Paul and Peter Ferens Art Gallery -
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A Pair of Saints Exeter College, University of Oxford -
A Pair of Saints Exeter College, University of Oxford -
A Crowned Female Figure (Saint Elizabeth of Hungary?) The National Gallery, London -
A Female Saint in Yellow The National Gallery, London
