The Calling of St. Peter and St. Andrew

"The Calling of St. Peter and St. Andrew" is a fresco by the Italian Early renaissance artist Domenico Ghirlandaio, created in 1481–1482 and housed in the Sistine Chapel, Rome. This religious painting vividly depicts the Gospel scene where Jesus Christ calls the fishermen Peter and Andrew to become his disciples. Ghirlandaio’s masterful composition captures the dramatic moment amid a lively crowd, exhibiting the attention to naturalistic detail characteristic of Early renaissance art. The work exemplifies the period’s focus on human emotion and biblical storytelling within a religious context.