The Sermon of St. Bartholomew

Pietro di Giovanni d'Ambrogio's Sermon of Saint Bartholomew, painted around 1435 for the Louvre, depicts the apostle preaching before his mission to Armenia and eventual martyrdom. The preaching scene allowed the artist to demonstrate his skill in multi-figure composition and architectural setting Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient craftsmanship It is now held at The Louvre in Paris, one of the world's largest

The crowd listening to the preaching saint is arranged before an architectural backdrop, rendered in the refined tempera technique and luminous color that characterize Pietro's contribution to Sienese narrative painting.