Saint Christopher in 15th century is a resounding success! Everyone wants him, everyone prays to him, everyone depicts him. For public or private devotion, reproductions of the saint multiply, especially as the protector of pilgrims.
Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child located in the Ovetari Chapel in the Church of the Eremitani in Padua. was rdepicted by Bono from Ferrara. Saint Christopher is a simple man not the colossal saint rappresented by Mantegna.
In the Ovetari Chapel (bombed) in Padua, several artists worked on the life of Saint Christopher — among them a very young Andrea Mantegna.
A youthful masterpiece by Mantegna, the Martyrdom and Transportation of Saint Christopher in the Ovetari Chapel: between tradition and innovation
