Fresco. Linear Gothic, 14th century.
"Saint (probably Peter)".
Possibly, tempera on whitewashed wall.
Restored piece.
Measurements: 66 x 60 cm; 67,5 x 51 cm (frame).
Nimbed figure representing a saint with a bearded face, wearing a red tunic. Although he is not fully identifiable due to the fact that he has been represented without attributes (in his case, it would be the key or the patriarchal cross), the thick beard and the attire suggest that it could be Saint Peter, this being one of the most frequent saints in ecclesiastical mural painting in the Gothic period. Particular importance has been given to the lines of the drawing, as was typical of the so-called Linear Gothic (or Franco-Gothic) style. This early Gothic style began in the 13th century and lasted until the mid-14th century. The MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia) contains important examples of mural painting in the Linear Gothic style (such as the paintings in the chapterhouse of the Sigena Monastery). Other examples are preserved in the old cathedral of Salamanca (the frescoes in the chapel of San Martín or Aceite, the work of Antón Sánchez de Segovia), as well as the frescoes in the church of San Martín de Tours in Gazeo (Ãlava), those in San Fructuoso de Bierge, those in the cathedral of Pamplona (today safeguarded in the museum).