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Saint Peter, his crucifixion, and the Apostle's Creed

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1532-1603

(publisher)
born 1509 or 1517, died 1591 (Life dates)

After
(artist)
1544-1618

(engraver)
1555/1559-1604 (Life dates)

Title

Saint Peter, his crucifixion, and the Apostle's Creed

Date of Production

1585

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 19.6 cm
Width: 13.8 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.2960.327

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: upper centre edge within image, black ink: "S. PETRVS."; lower centre edge within image, black ink: "2"; lower centre edge, black ink: "CREDO IN DEVM PATREM OMNIPOTENTEM CREATOREM COELI ET TER // PETRVS natione Gallilaeus Apostolus fuit Dui nostri Antiochie Episcopatui prefuit. Postea vero verbo diuino oper // quia tu es Petrus &c.) Romam profectus, christiano caetui eligitur Choragus. Tandem sub Nerone, homine sangu // (more writing here cut off)". Mount, Recto: lower centre edge, black print: "M. de VOS"; lower centre edge, graphite: "The Creed".

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