1482_Calling_of_Peter_and_Andrew_Ghirlandaio.txt

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Domenico Ghirlandaio 1449 – 1494
The Calling of Peter and Andrew

fresco (349 × 570 cm) — 1481-1482
Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

This work is linked to Mark 1:15

This fresco on the northern wall of the Sistine chapel shows two events. The calling of Peter and Andrew, the two first followers, is shown in two scenes. In the background on the left, Jesus calls them while they set out a net in the Sea of Galilee, as described in the Bible. The calling is repeated in the foreground, in front of a large number of spectators.

In the background on the right Peter and Andrew stand behind Jesus as he calls two other fishermen. They are the brothers James and John, who were fishing with their father.

The figures in the foreground on the right are important citizens of Florence: bankers, traders and scientists.

As he did in other works, Ghirlandaio shows his technical skills. The ligther colors in the background suggest remoteness. The mountains on the left form a line that pulls the spectator's eye to the first scene.