Preaching of Saint Peter, 1424-1425 (fresco)

Preaching of Saint Peter (Predica di san Pietro), by Masolino, 1424-1425, 15th Century, fresco, 260 x 88 cm Detail. Painting placed on the background wall, middle register, on the left side; the scene is about St. Peter preaching to the crowd after Pentecost; the saint is placed on the left, in a Roman orator pose, with an orange mantle; he is the personification of the Church; the crowd is made up of various shapes, including a nun veiled in the foreground, a young girl and an old bearded man; on the backgroundhigh there are mountains with patches of vegetation Masolino Brancacci Chapel