The Death of St. Peter Martyr

Physical description

The Death of St. Peter Martyr; Print on paper; After the painting by Titian, in the Capella del Rosario (Chapel of the Rosary) in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, which was destroyed by fire in 1867.

Place of Origin

Italy (made)

Date

16th century (made)

Artist/maker

Fontana, Giovanni Battista, born 1524 - died 1587 (printmaker)
Titian, born 1480 - died 1576 (after, artist)

Materials and Techniques

print on paper

Object history note

Titian's original painting was destroyed in 1867 by fire in the Capella del Rosario (Chapel of the Rosary, built 1582) in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, where the painting was deposited at the time of the fire.

Martino Rota also made prints after this painting, see DYCE.1301 and 1302.

Descriptive line

The Death of St. Peter Martyr; Print on paper; After the painting by Titian (destroyed in 1867); By Giovanni Battista Fontana; Italy; 16th century.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
The full text of the entry is as follows:

'ITALIAN SCHOOL.
...
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FONTANA.
Designer and Etcher.
Born at Verona in 1524, worked 1559 -1580.

The DEATH of St. PETER MARTYR. From the picture by Tiziano Vecellio in the church of St. Giovanni and St. Paolo at Venice, recently destroyed by fire. B.23. 1265'

[The letter B., and the numbers accompanying it, refer to Adam von Bartsch's Peinter-Graveur.]

Materials

Paper; Printing ink

Techniques

Printing

Subjects depicted

Cross; Martyrdom; Crucifixion; Peter (Saint Peter Martyr)

Categories

Prints; Religion; Christianity

Collection code

PDP