Saint Peter Released from Prison

Gallery 310, European Art 1100-1500, third floor (Giorgi Family Foundation Gallery)

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Saint Peter Released from Prison

1370-1371

Jacopo di Cione (Italian (active Florence), first documented 1365, died 1398/1400)

On the left an angel appears to Peter in prison, and on the right the same angel leads him out past sleeping guards. This small painting comes from a series of panels depicting the apostle's life. The panels formed the predella, or base, of the high altarpiece in the now-destroyed Florentine church of San Pier Maggiore, which was dedicated to Peter.

Gallery 310, European Art 1100-1500, third floor (Giorgi Family Foundation Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Saint Peter Released from Prison

Date:

1370-1371

Artist:

Jacopo di Cione (Italian (active Florence), first documented 1365, died 1398/1400)

Medium:

Tempera and tooled gold on panel

Dimensions:

15 5/16 x 20 5/8 inches (38.9 x 52.4 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 4

Geography:

Made in Florence, Italy, Europe

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Gallery 310, European Art 1100-1500, third floor (Giorgi Family Foundation Gallery)

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