# Bronze door: St Paul

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## Artwork

- Artist: [FILARETE](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9>)
- Date: 1401-1450
- Technique: Bronze

## Commentary

The figures portrayed in the main fields are: Christ enthroned giving his blessing \(top left\); Mary enthroned \(top right\); St Paul \(middle left\); St Peter with Eugenius IV kneeling at his feet being given the keys \(middle right\); the martyrdom of St Paul \(bottom left\); and the martyrdom of St Peter \(bottom right\). The iconography of Christ, Mary, Peter and Paul in the principal fields follows Early Christian traditions.

## Related artworks

- [Bronze door: Back](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-back-rf29a97bdb68b7b>)
- [Bronze door: Beheading of St Paul](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-beheading-of-st-paul-re9e4b2eb9218f0>)
- [Bronze door: Christ Enthroned](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-christ-enthroned-r0d4045dd0059c9>)
- [Bronze door: Coronation of Emperor Sigismund](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-coronation-of-emperor-sigismund-r3c2a0725ba7d10>)
- [Bronze door: Martyrdom of St Peter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-martyrdom-of-st-peter-r00802bb41a5fbc>)
- [Bronze door: Martyrdom of St Peter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-martyrdom-of-st-peter-rce030a8aaefcc7>)
- [Bronze door: Martyrdom of St Peter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-martyrdom-of-st-peter-rd2cb6cbc3b9a63>)
- [Bronze door: Mary Enthroned](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-mary-enthroned-ra10af80ed3c05d>)
- [Bronze door: Mythological scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-mythological-scene-re9126e1f0c5d2d>)
- [Bronze door](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-r71d7879fc1c6bc>)
- [Bronze door](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-r94ac197fe802fc>)
- [Bronze door: St Paul and St Peter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/filarete-r25588be98ba8f9/bronze-door-st-paul-and-st-peter-rf394a4dc0280e2>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)