St Peter
Statue
ca. 1520 (made)
ca. 1520 (made)
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| Place of origin |
St Peter is shown dressed in full papal regalia, as the first Bishop of Rome, and holds the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven in his left hand. This sculpture was probably originally displayed on a console set on one of the pillars of the nave of a church. Such figures, both in wood and stone, were especially popular in the early 16th century in France and the Netherlands, and a comparable St Peter in limestone, probably from the parish church of Saint-Pierre in Pommard, Burgundy (now in the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut), illustrates how widespread this particular image of the saint became.
The style of this example suggests it comes from the South Netherlands (now Belgium), and its close similarity to an oak figure of Solomon in the Vleeshuis in Antwerp sems to confirm this theory.
The style of this example suggests it comes from the South Netherlands (now Belgium), and its close similarity to an oak figure of Solomon in the Vleeshuis in Antwerp sems to confirm this theory.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | St Peter (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved oak |
| Brief description | Statue, St Peter, carved oak, Limburg (Netherlands), ca. 1520 |
| Physical description | Figure, carved oak. St Peter, wearing the triple crown, seated in a Gothic chair or throne. On his knees lies an open book, and in his left hand he holds two keys. |
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| Historical context | Saint Peter is shown dressed in full papal regalia, as the first Bishop of Rome, and holds the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven in his left hand. The sculpture was probably originally displayed on a console set on to one of the pillars of the nave of a church. Such figures were especially popular in the early sixteenth century in France and the Netherlands, both in wood and stone, and a comparable Saint Peter in limestone, probably from the parish church of Saint-Pierre in Pommard, Burgundy (now in the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut), illustrates how widespread this particular image of the saint became. The present figure's South Netherlandish provenance - as indicated by its style - is confirmed by its close similarity to an oak figure of Solomonin the Vleeshuis in Antwerp. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | St Peter is shown dressed in full papal regalia, as the first Bishop of Rome, and holds the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven in his left hand. This sculpture was probably originally displayed on a console set on one of the pillars of the nave of a church. Such figures, both in wood and stone, were especially popular in the early 16th century in France and the Netherlands, and a comparable St Peter in limestone, probably from the parish church of Saint-Pierre in Pommard, Burgundy (now in the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut), illustrates how widespread this particular image of the saint became. The style of this example suggests it comes from the South Netherlands (now Belgium), and its close similarity to an oak figure of Solomon in the Vleeshuis in Antwerp sems to confirm this theory. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 107-1888 |
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| Record created | November 18, 2002 |
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