"Cimabue, Duccio and Giotto - Altarpieces for the Virgin Mary and St. Peter"

Around 1320, Giotto was called to Rome by Cardinal Giacomo Gaetani Stefaneschi to paint an altarpiece for the old Basilica of St. Peter. The painting, known as “The Stefaneschi Altarpiece” was located either on the high altar or the canon’s altar of the basilica. Presenting a complex iconography on both sides of the painting celebrating Saints Peter and Paul – patron saints of Rome – and Jesus Christ, Giotto created one the richest and most celebrated altarpieces of the Middle Ages.