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St Peter in penitence

Print
1645 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (made)

Etching depicting a man kneeling on the ground with a key in each hand. His open left hand with a key is resting on rock and his right is holding a stick along with a key.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Religion
Christianity
Object type
print
TitleSt Peter in penitence (published title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Paper (Fiber Product)
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'St Peter in penitence'. Amsterdam, 1645.
Physical description
Etching depicting a man kneeling on the ground with a key in each hand. His open left hand with a key is resting on rock and his right is holding a stick along with a key.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.3cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
  • Width: 11.6cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
Style
Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions
Rembrandt f 1645

Note
Signed and dated
Credit line
Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides
Object history
C.A. Ionides Bequest.
Subjects depicted
Keys
Saint Peter the Apostle
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue
  • Bartsch, Adam von. Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes qui forment l'oeuvre de Rembrandt (Vienna, 1797).
  • White, Christopher and Boon, Karel G. Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue in Two Volumes, I. Text. (Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co; London: A. Zwemmer Ltd., 1969).
  • Blanc, Charles, L'oeuvre complet de Rembrandt, décrit et commenté, (Paris, 1859-61).
  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. (London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923).
  • Biörklund George. Rembrandt's Etchings, True and False: A Summary Catalogue in a Distinctive Chronological Order and Completely Illustrated, (Stockholm, London & Paris, 1955) (2nd ed. 1968).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CAI.697

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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