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The Stefaneschi Triptych gathers two different stories
Cardinal Jacopo Caetani degli Stefaneschi commissioned the Stefaneschi Triptych for the high altar of the Basilica di San Pietro, in Rome, right at the heart of Catholicism. Jacopo Stefaneschi commissioned Giotto di Bondone to do the work. The painter was at the height of his abilities, which suggests it was between 1310 to 1320. The Triptych is not the only work that the cardinal commissioned to Giotto, but little or nothing remains of the other pieces.
One Stefaneschi Triptych, Two Stories
The work has two faces. On the front, the three panels in the center represent JesusChrist on the throne. Angels surround him, and laterally the Martyrs of St. Peter and St. Paul. On the back, the work presents St. Peter centrally on the throne, cloaked in red, and at his feet St. George who introduces the man on his knees: the same client Stefaneschi. In the other panels, there are two pairs of Saints.
Stefaneschi and Giotto di Bondone: other ouvres
Giotto also created a famous mosaic for St.Peter’s B
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Vatican Museums
The triptych (painting in three sections) takes its name from cardinal Jacopo Caetani degli Stefaneschi, who had it painted for the old St Peter's basilica. It is painted on both sides as it was to be seen both by the priest and by the faithful. The front shows Christ enthroned with angels and cardinal Stefaneschi, between the crucifixion of St Peter on the left and the martyrdom of St Paul on the right. The predella below shows the Madonna and Child enthroned between two angels and the twelve apostles. On the back is St Peter enthroned with cardinal Stefaneschi, holding in his hands the model of the triptych, and Pope Celestine I on the central panel, and on the side panels, St James and St Paul on the left, St John the Evangelist and St Andrew on the right. Only one section of the predella remains, and this has three saints. The painting was done by Giotto with the assistance of his pupils, between 1315 and 1320.