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Engaged molding on a polyptych panel

Siena Siena
ca. 1345
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 952
Philip Lehman acquired this "Saint Peter" and 1975.1.14b,"Saint Mary Magdelene", within two years of each other, in 1916 and 1918. By then, the tops had already been altered and the replacements interpreted in different ways. The triangular gables remian on four other panels from the same polyptych in the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena. The "Saint John the Baptist" in Siena, along with the two Lehman panels, formed the right side of the altarpiece, and the Siena "Saint Catherine of Alexandria", "Saint Paul", and "Saint John the Evangelist", the left side. The central panel has not been identified. The seven-lobed lancet arch on this panel and 1975.1.14b, a more complicated design than on 1975.1.10b, creates a sense of depth.The angle of the overhanging cusps describes the perspective of Saint Peter's neck and his keys and book.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Engaged molding on a polyptych panel
  • Artist: Siena
  • Date: ca. 1345
  • Culture: Italian, Siena
  • Medium: Poplar. Gilt; deep brown-orange bole.
  • Dimensions: Overall: 18 3/4 × 10 15/16 in. (47.6 × 27.8 cm)
    Sight: 15 9/16 × 8 1/2 in. (39.6 × 21.6 cm)
  • Classification: Frames
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.15b
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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