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Christ Giving the Keys of the Church to Peter
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Christ Giving the Keys of the Church to Peter

anonymous · in or after 1567 - c. 1617 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Peter sits kneeling before Christ who hands him the keys of the church. The other apostles stand around him. To the right, a gate. In the background, a hilly landscape with a watermill. Below the image, a Latin Bible verse from Matthew 16.

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Credit lineChristus geeft de sleutels van de kerk aan Petrus. in or after 1567 - c. 161. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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