Saint Peter, martyr of Verona (also known as Peter the Martyr or Peter of Milan) is ambushed in a forest by a man with a sword. Peter has fallen to the ground and is trying to defend himself. On the right, another Dominican is looking at the sky where two angels with a palm branch have appeared. The print is part of a series of 53 prints after paintings by Titian and Veronese.
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Valentin Lefèbvre
RKD
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Titian
RKD
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Jacobus van Campen
RKD
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| Title | The Martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr of Verona |
| Date | 1682 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Collection | print room |
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etching
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reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-JN-24 |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-JN-24 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/9076/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
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300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11G
angels
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11G23 angels crowning and/or bringing palm-branches Iconclass 11H saints Iconclass 11H(PETER MARTYR) the Dominican friar Peter Martyr of Verona; possible attributes: crucifix, finger at lips, palm, sword (axe or knife) in skull (or breast), wound in head Iconclass 11P315(DOMINICANS) monastic orders, monastic life ~ Roman Catholic church (DOMINICANS) Iconclass 11Q712 church (exterior) Iconclass 22C light Iconclass 22C2 artificial light Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 25I22 prospect of village, silhouette of village Iconclass 31A2321 leaning forward Iconclass 31A236 lying figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31B6211 looking upwards Iconclass 31E death of human being Iconclass 44G33 torture Iconclass 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 73D82(PALM) single instruments of the Passion (PALM) Iconclass |
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