Saint Peter, with Saint James Major [left panel]
c. 1415/1420
![Saint Peter, with Saint James Major [left panel] by Martino di Bartolomeo](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/saint-peter-with-saint-james-major-left-panel-nga-37633.webp)
Medium
tempera on panel
Dimensions
painted surface: 92.71 × 44.77 cm (36 1/2 × 17 5/8 in.) original panel: 102.24 × 45.24 × 4.13 cm (40 1/4 × 17 13/16 × 1 5/8 in.) overall (with added wood strips): 106.05 × 54.61 × 4.13 cm (41 3/4 × 21 1/2 × 1 5/8 in.) depth (indicates warp of the panel): 6.67 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Samuel L. Fuller
Accession Number
1950.11.1.a
Art Historical Context
Step into the luminous world of early Renaissance Siena with *Saint Peter, with Saint Major*, the left panel of a devotional work by Martino di Bartolomeo, dated around 1415–1420. This tempera on panel painting, measuring 92.71 × 44.77 cm on its original painted surface, captures the apostles in a poised, elegant composition typical of Sienese art. Saint Peter, identifiable by his papal keys, stands alongside Saint James Major, the pilgrim saint often shown with staff and hat, evoking spiritual authority and journey. Martino di Bartolomeo, a prominent Sienese painter active in the early Quatt...