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Death of St. Peter the Martyr

Print
1582-3 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Death of St. Peter the Martyr; From the painting by Titian, in the Capella del Rosario (Chapel of the Rosary) in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, that was destroyed by fire in 1867; Engraving print on paper.


Object details

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Object type
TitleDeath of St. Peter the Martyr
Materials and techniques
engraving print on paper
Brief description
Death of St. Peter the Martyr; From the painting by Titian, in the Capella del Rosario (Chapel of the Rosary) in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, that was destroyed by fire in 1867; Engraving print on paper; By Martino Rota; Italy; 1582-3.
Physical description
Death of St. Peter the Martyr; From the painting by Titian, in the Capella del Rosario (Chapel of the Rosary) in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, that was destroyed by fire in 1867; Engraving print on paper.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
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.

Giovanni Battista Fontana also made a print after this painting, see DYCE.1265.
Production
The design is taken from the painting by Titian, that 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.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
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.
Other number
20 - Le Peintre-Graveur
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.1301

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2010
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