Frescoes of the Life of St. Peter Martyr

Vasari and his assistant Jacopo Zucchi stage St. Peter Martyr’s story across ceiling and walls with a lively mix of illusionistic architecture, gilt stucco, and clear, quick narrative scenes. Slender figures, crisp contours, and cool, enamelled color tell episodes of teaching, healing, and the saint’s death, while richly framed compartments and painted oculi turn the small chapel into a jewel box of Counter-Reformation storytelling.