Saint Andrew
ca. 1326
Medium
Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions
22 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. (57.2 x 37.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number
41.100.23
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold Simone Martini's *Saint Andrew* (ca. 1326), a luminous tempera on wood panel with gold ground, measuring 22½ x 14⅞ inches. This intimate portrayal captures the apostle Saint Andrew, one of Christ's first followers and brother to Saint Peter, rendered with the Sienese master's signature elegance. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Paintings department—a generous gift from George Blumenthal in 1941—the work exemplifies early 14th-century Italian devotional art. Martini, a leading figure in the Sienese Gothic school alongside Duccio, infused his paintings with graceful li...