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St Peter in penitence
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This old man is the apostle Peter. He is considered to have been the first pope, and the keys he holds refer to the heavenly gate. Perhaps he kneels here penitently owing to his remorse over having denied knowing Christ three times early on in the Saviour’s Passion. The etching lines are remarkably lightly bitten in the copperplate.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet berouw van Petrus. 1645. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
