The Twelve Apostles: Saints Bartholomew, Andrew, Matthew, James the Greater, Thaddeus, Philip, James the Lesser, Simon, Peter, Paul, Thomas, and John
Medium
Oil and gold on wood
Dimensions
Each 12 1/4 x 6 in. (31.1 x 15.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1926
Accession Number
27.39.2–13
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Art Historical Context
In the European Paintings department of the Metropolitan of Art, visitors can admire *The Twelve Apostles*—a captivating series of twelve small panels by the Italian Renaissance master Bergognone (Ambrogio di Stefano da Fossano). Each intimately scaled work (12¼ × 6 inches) portrays one of the apostles: Saints Bartholomew, Andrew, Matthew James the Greater, Thus, Philip, James the Lesser,, Peter, Paul, Thomas, and John. Acquired through the Fletcher Fund in 1926, these panels exemplify late medieval devotion transitioning into Renaissance humanism. Crafted in oil and gold on wood, the series ...