This Sienese painter was a follower of Simone Martini and is known as the Master of the Palazzo Venezia Madonna on account of a Virgin and Child once in the Palazzo Venezia at Rome (now in the Palazzo Barberini).
Master of the Palazzo Venezia Madonna
active mid-14th century
Paintings by Master of the Palazzo Venezia Madonna
The saint depicted here is Mary Magdalene, identifiable by the ointment jar she holds and by her robes of bright scarlet, a colour traditionally associated with her.Saint Mary Magdalene was linked with the Mary of the Gospels, who Christ allowed to wash his feet when he was dining with his follow...
This is Saint Peter, one of Christ’s apostles, who was entrusted with the keys to the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 16: 19). The panel was once part of the main tier of an altarpiece – there’s burn damage to the right of the book, probably caused by a candle placed on the altar below.Different techn...