GIOVANNI DI BALDUCCIO
(active 1315-1349)

Shrine of St Peter Martyr: Reburial of the Corpse

1335-39
Marble
Cappella Portinari, Sant'Eustorgio, Milan

Like the Arca of St Dominic, the shrine rested on caryatids and carried scenes from the Saint's legend round the sides of the sarcophagus. The picture shows the relief on the right side of the shrine. It depicts The Reburial of the Corpse.