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Source Description
This panel was once part of the "predella" (bottom frame) of a larger altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin and Child and surrounded by Sts. Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, and Jerome. The "predella" panels expanded upon the legends of the saints portrayed above them. According to tradition, St. Peter asked to be crucified upside down, as he felt he did not merit to be treated like Christ. The building visible on the left side was known as the Meta Romuli and, until its destruction in 1499, was a landmark in the area adjacent the Vatican where St. Peter's martyrdom took place. The desire for historical accuracy is conveyed by the realistic attitude of the two soldiers, shown busily nailing Peter to the cross.
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Document identity
localId
7395
label
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7395
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
description
This panel was once part of the "predella" (bottom frame) of a larger altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin and Child and surrounded by Sts. Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, and Jerome. The "predella" panels expanded upon the legends of the saints portrayed above them. According to tradition, St. Peter asked to be crucified upside down, as he felt he did not merit to be treated like Christ. The building visible on the left side was known as the Meta Romuli and, until its destruction in 1499, was a landmark in the area adjacent the Vatican where St. Peter's martyrdom took place. The desire for historical accuracy is conveyed by the realistic attitude of the two soldiers, shown busily nailing Peter to the cross.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1881 catalogue: no. 19; 1897 catalogue: no. 55, as Pietro Cavallini]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1390 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
polyptychs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.4
height
40.7
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 10 x W: 16 x D excluding cradle: 3/8 in. (25.4 x 40.7 x 1 cm)
Source extras
med
tempera and gold on panel
creator_ids
4455
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
2230
721
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
58ed227655eae0e7