Christ in Glory with Saint Peter and Saint Paul
# Christ in Glory with Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Christ in Glory with Saint Peter and Saint Paul is an oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, executed c. 1540, displayed on the altar dedicated to St Peter in the abbey church of San Nicola in Rodengo-Saiano, where it has been since its production. It shows Christ handing the keys of the kingdom to Saint Peter and the book of doctrine to Paul of Tarsus. It was probably commissioned by one or more of the Olivetan monks of the church, probably by Tommaso da Gussago, as referred to by Luigi Fé d'Ostiani in 1886 on the basis of an unidentified document.

It remained on its original altar during the 18th century alterations to the church's interior, though a strip of canvas was added to the top and bottom of the work. Missed by 19th and early 20th century scholarship, the work has been more widely known since being shown in an exhibition of Brescian art in 1946 and restored in 1971.

