BEZIEHUNG
im Künstler
im Museum
Altar von San Pier Maggiore
1370–1371
Jetzt: London, National Gallery, Saal 60 (Inventar-Nr. NG569.1-3,570-578)
Ikonographie: Marienkrönung
The San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece
This group of paintings formed the 12 main panels of the high altarpiece for the Benedictine church of San Pier Maggiore in Florence. It was one of the largest to be commissioned in the 14th century, possibly by members of the Albizzi family.
Among the saints watching Christ crown the Virgin is Saint Peter, who holds a model of the church. The middle register shows scenes from the life of Christ. The Trinity flanked by angels surmounts the altarpiece at almost 6 metres in height.
