Reading an Altarpiece
A Collection of Saints
These five painted panels present Christ, the Virgin, and Saints Francis of Assisi, John the Baptist, and John the Evangelist. Together they relate to the decoration of the Peruzzi Chapel in Santa Croce, a church of the Franciscan order. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist are the subjects of frescoes in the Chapel that are also painted by Giotto.
Touch a figure to learn more.
Francis of Assisi was the founder the Franciscan Order.
John the Baptist is the patron saint of Florence.
John the Evangelist may have been the name-saint of Giovanni Peruzzi, the altarpiece's patron.
The risen Christ blesses.
The Virgin Mary, Christ's mother, is revered as a merciful figure.
