Nicolò dell’Abate was one of the most important artists of the first Fontainebleau School, which was developed at the French court by Rosso Fiorentino and Francesco Primaticcio. He was well known for his depictions of mythological episodes and was personally responsible for introducing the Italian Mannerist Landscape into French art circles. The artist also executed several lesser-known altarpieces and frescoes which depict religious iconography; including the Martyrdoms of Peter and Paul, Madonna and Child with Saints, and the Adoration of the Shepherds.