St. Peter, St. Paul, St. George, and St. James the Greater
1424
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1424
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
St. Peter, St. Paul, St. George, and St. James the Greater is a 1424 unspecified by Unknown, a Early Renaissance work, depicting Salzburg, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Four saints stand side by side on a gold background, each holding a book or a sword. Their robes are painted in bright reds and blues, with halos glowing like thin metal plates. This panel was once part of a small folding altarpiece—think of a wooden prayer book you could carry. It was made for someone’s home, not a big church, so the figures feel close, almost like family portraits. Look up other works tagged *austria, salzburg* to see more quiet, personal altarpieces like this one.
One wing of a small altarpiece, called a triptych, was undoubtedly made for private use.
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