Saint Paul and a Group of Worshippers
1333
Medium
tempera on panel
Dimensions
painted surface: 224.8 × 77 cm (88 1/2 × 30 5/16 in.) overall: 233.53 × 88.8 × 5.3 cm (91 15/16 × 34 15/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Accession Number
1937.1.3
Art Historical Context
Bernardo Daddi's *Saint Paul and a Group Worshippers* (1333) is a striking example of early Italian Renaissance painting, crafted in tempera on panel. tall, narrow work—measuring nearly 225 cm high—likely served as a devotional panel or part of a larger altarpiece, depicting apostle Saint Paul surrounded by adoring figures. The medium of tempera, made from pigments bound with egg yolk, allowed Daddi to achieve vibrant colors and intricate details that glow with spiritual intensity, a hallmark of 14th-century Florentine art. Active in Florence during the Trecento period, Daddi was a leading fo...
About the Artist
Bernardo Daddi · 1250–1360
Comment on works: religious