Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter (c. 1730-1735) by Giambattista Pittoni

Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter or The Delivery of the Keys is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian artist Giambattista Pittoni, from c. 1730-1735. It is held in the Louvre Museum, in Paris.[1] It shows a scene from Matthew 16: 18-20 - other depictions of the same subject by the artist are in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours and Oxford's Ashmolean Museum.[2]

References

  1. ^ (in French) "Le Christ donnant les clefs du Paradis à saint Pierre, numero d'inventaire 563". louvre.fr.
  2. ^ "Pittoni, Christ's Charge to St Peter". art.uk.

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