# Sts Jerome and Peter of Alcantara

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PITTONI, Giambattista](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pittoni-giambattista-r6c3c50e7dfa2b4>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 275 x 143 cm

## Commentary

Sts Jerome and Peter of Alcantara c. 1725 Oil on canvas, 275 x 143 cm National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh The painting was made for an altar in the nave of the Venetian church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli. The church was run by Franciscan nuns and in the foreground is a Franciscan friar who can be identified as the renowned sixteenth-century Spanish preacher St Peter of Alcantara. The altarpiece was originally arched at the top.

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## Attribution

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