

| Sizes : 89 cm x 233 cm Material : Tempera on canvas Acquisition : Andrew W. Mellon Collection (1937)
| Item 1 on 10 Italian Painting Painting
Area related Florence (Italy)
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The narrow shape and large size of this panel suggest it was meant to hang against a colossal pillar in a church.
Saint Paul holds a book, recalling the Epistles he wroteand a sword, recalling his early career as a Roman soldier; his position as defender of the Christian faith, and the instrument of his martyrdom by beheading.
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