Frescoes of saints on the pillars
by Benozzo GOZZOLI

The two entrance pillars to the chapel round off the fresco paintings with four saints on each side. These eight saints represent an important addition to the life of St Augustine. Their portraits are placed in niches in order to create the impression that they are sculptures. The impression of painted sculptures is contradicted by the garments which extend beyond the painted architecture.

On the northern pillar are St Monica, St Sebastian, St Bartolus and St Gimignano. On the southern pillar St Nicholas of Bari, St Fina, St Nicholas of Tolentino and Raphael and Tobias are depicted. The eight saints standing in niches on the fronts and sides of the choir pillars are important elements in the design. The four saints in the lower register, Sebastian, Bartolus, Nicholas of Tolentino and Tobias, are each provided with a story related to their lives.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
St Monica (on the pillar)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

600*1433
True Color
192 Kb



St Gimignano (on the pillar)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

500*1452
True Color
166 Kb



St Sebastian (on the pillar)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

550*1429
True Color
152 Kb



St Bartolus (on the pillar)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

500*1488
True Color
148 Kb



St Nicholas of Bari (on the pillar)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

500*1535
True Color
161 Kb



St Fina (on the pillar)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

600*1425
True Color
173 Kb



Raphael and Tobias (on the pillar)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

550*1360
True Color
154 Kb



St Nicholas of Tolentino (on the pillar)
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

500*1444
True Color
131 Kb



Tobias and the Fish
1464-65
Fresco
Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano

1200*765
True Color
175 Kb




Summary of paintings by Benozzo Gozzoli
Various paintings
up to 14501460-71after 1471
Narrative fresco cycles
St Francis
(Montefalco)
Procession of the Magi
(Florence)
St Augustine
(S. Gimignano)