JACOPO DI CIONE
(b. ca. 1325, Firenze, d. ca. 1399, Firenze)

San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece: Pentecost

1370-71
Egg tempera on wood, 96 x 49 cm
National Gallery, London

The panel representing the Pentecost is one of the six upper tier panels of the altarpiece. Above, the Holy Spirit in the form of a white dove descends upon the Virgin and the Apostles. Only eleven apostles are shown. Outside, below, the people representing different races marvel that each man hears his own language spoken.