Saint Peter and a Donor
Artist: Follower of Gerard David (Dutch, Active 1484, died 1523)
Original Dimensions: 32" x 10 5/8"
Location: National Gallery of Art, London
About Artwork: (Probably about 1515) "A man kneels in prayer, his patron saint, Peter – identifiable by the key he holds – standing behind him. This panel was once the left wing of a triptych (a painting in three parts); the right wing, which shows his wife, is also in the National Gallery’s collection. These figures and the missing central panel would have been visible when the altarpiece was open. When the altarpiece was closed you would have seen the back of the wings, which are painted in grisaille (shades of black, white and grey). On the back of this panel is Saint Jerome, monk, hermit and translator of the Bible. A small lion jumps up at him like an eager dog. While Jerome was living as a hermit in the desert he removed a thorn from a lion’s foot and it became his devoted companion." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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