San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece (1370-71)
by JACOPO DI CIONE

Jacopo di Cione and his workshop painted the high altar of the Benedictine nunnery of San Pier Maggiore, Florence in 1370-71. The church of the convent was one of the oldest in Florence. During 1783 renovations caused part of the building to collapse, and it was mostly destroyed in 1784, although the façade remained. The altarpiece in the National Gallery, London is complete except for its frame (lost) and predella (dispersed in other collection). The reconstruction of the altarpiece was sugested by Richard Offner and refined by Jill Dunkerton on the basis of technical examinations of the panels in the National Gallery, London.

The main part of the altarpiece consisted of the Coronation of the Virgin, surmounted by the Resurrection and the Three Marys at the Sepulchre, finally crowned by the Trinity. Paired above the left panel of Adoring Saints were the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi, crowned by Seraphim, Cherubim and Adoring Angels. Paired above the right panel of Adoring Saints were the Ascension and Pentecost, crowned by Seraphim, Cherubim and Adoring Angels.

Six predella panels of the altarpiece still exist, dispersed in different collections, namely: The Arrest of St Peter (Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence); St Peter Liberated from Prison (Museum of Art, Philadelphia); St Peter raising the Son of Theophilus (Pinacoteca, Vatican); The Chairing of St Peter at Antioch (Pinacoteca, Vatican); The Last Meeting of Sts Peter and Paul (present whereabouts unknown); The Crucifixion of St Peter (Pinacoteca, Vatican).

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

1600*958
True Color
158 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Coronation of the Virgin
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 209 x 114 cm
National Gallery, London

553*1000
True Color
158 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Coronation of the Virgin (detail)
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

800*1444
True Color
187 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Coronation of the Virgin (detail)
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 209 x 114 cm
National Gallery, London

1075*800
True Color
168 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Resurrection
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 96 x 49 cm
National Gallery, London

874*1700
True Color
193 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Three Marys at the Sepulchre
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 96 x 49 cm
National Gallery, London

902*1700
True Color
197 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Three Marys at the Sepulchre (detail)
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

1000*1421
True Color
234 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Trinity
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 89 x 40 cm
National Gallery, London

793*1700
True Color
187 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Trinity
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 89 x 40 cm
National Gallery, London

455*1000
True Color
128 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

1400*817
True Color
239 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

1400*992
True Color
270 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Adoring Saints
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 200 x 113 cm
National Gallery, London

903*1567
True Color
230 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Adoring Saints (detail)
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

900*939
True Color
126 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Adoring Saints (detail)
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

900*942
True Color
131 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Adoring Saints (detail)
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

1050*1400
True Color
252 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Nativity
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 96 x 49 cm
National Gallery, London

887*1700
True Color
187 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Nativity
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 96 x 49 cm
National Gallery, London

423*800
True Color
47 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Magi
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 96 x 49 cm
National Gallery, London

906*1700
True Color
193 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Seraphim, Cherubim and Adoring Angels
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 89 x 40 cm
National Gallery, London

750*1700
True Color
199 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Adoring Saints
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 200 x 113 cm
National Gallery, London

900*1567
True Color
209 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Adoring Saints (detail)
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

900*907
True Color
123 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Adoring Saints (detail)
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

800*1096
True Color
119 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Ascension
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 96 x 49 cm
National Gallery, London

886*1700
True Color
237 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Pentecost
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 96 x 49 cm
National Gallery, London

908*1700
True Color
212 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Pentecost (detail)
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 96 x 49 cm
National Gallery, London

1000*1063
True Color
176 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Seraphim, Cherubim and Adoring Angels
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 89 x 40 cm
National Gallery, London

753*1700
True Color
185 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Cherubims and Adoring Angels (detail)
1370-71
Egg tempera on wood
National Gallery, London

1058*1200
True Color
220 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Arrest of St Peter
1370-71
Tempera on wood, 37 x 53 cm
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence

1024*736
True Color
181 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: St Peter Liberated from Prison
1370-71
Tempera on wood, 39 x 52 cm
Museum of Art, Philadelphia

1300*973
True Color
246 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: St Peter raising the Son of Theophilus
1370-71
Tempera on wood, 39 x 54 cm
Pinacoteca, Vatican

1000*708
True Color
232 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Chairing of St Peter at Antioch
1370-71
Tempera on wood, 39 x 54 cm
Pinacoteca, Vatican

1000*713
True Color
147 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: The Crucifixion of St Peter
1370-71
Tempera on wood, 35 x 42 cm
Pinacoteca, Vatican

1000*835
True Color
288 Kb



San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece (reconstruction)
1370-71
Photo
National Gallery, London

937*1300
True Color
223 Kb




Paintings by Jacopo di CIONE
San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece | various paintings