Raising of the Son of Theophilus and Saint Peter Enthroned, 1427-1485 (fresco)

Raising of the Son of Theophilus and Saint Peter Enthroned (Resurrezione del figlio di Teofilo e San Pietro in cattedra), by Masaccio and Filippino Lippi, 1427-1485, 15th Century, fresco, 230 x 599 cm Detail. In the middle is saint Peter, standing up, faced backwards; he is barefoot and wears a long orange mantle, holding out his hand in order to invoke a blessing; next to him can be recognized Saint Paul, who prays kneeling down, his gaze towards the sky; on the background, a crowd of male characters, one of whom raises up his arm, astonished; on the left side can be glimpsed a sitting man who turns his head in order to look someone behind himself, his eyes wide open Masaccio e Filippino Lippi Brancacci Chapel