De heilige Petrus, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630

Title(s)

De heilige Petrus
Credo in deum patre omnipotete creatorem celi et terrae (title on object)
Christus, Maria en de apostelen (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-37.465

Catalogue reference

• The Illustrated Bartsch 296-1(2)
• The Illustrated Bartsch 346
• Bartsch 346

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

De heilige Petrus met boek en sleutel. Op de achtergrond links loopt Petrus over het water naar Christus. Op de achtergrond rechts de kruisiging van Petrus.

Artist

• print maker: Antonio Tempesta (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Antonio Tempesta (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Nicolaus van Aelst (mentioned on object)

Place

print maker: Italy
after own design by: Italy
publisher: Rome

Dating

1565 - 1630

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 525 mm × width 381 mm

What

• the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara
• Peter crucified upside down
• Peter walking on the water towards Christ on the shore

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Antonio Tempesta, dl. 35 commentary 1, p. 196, cat.nr. 296
• Italian masters of the sixteenth century : Antonio Tempesta, dl. 35, p. 124, cat.nr. 346
• Le peintre graveur, dl. 17, p. 136, cat.nr. 346