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San Pietro e Petronilla Asciano
Artist: Francesco Nasini
Current location: Museo Civico Archeologico e d'Arte Sacra Palazzo Corboli
Original location: San Lorenzo a San Francesco
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
The work originally came from the Church of San Francesco in Asciano. Today, the painting is housed and on display at the Civic Museum of Archaeology and Sacred Art, Palazzo Corboli.
The painting depicts two important figures in Christian tradition:
- Saint Peter, the first of Jesus' apostles, and Saint Petronilla, a Roman martyr from the early centuries, whom ancient texts popularly refer to as the daughter of Saint Peter.
Francesco Nasini, known for his numerous religious commissions in Tuscany, depicts the meeting and the spiritual and familial bond between the two saints in his characteristic Baroque style.
San Pietro e Petronilla