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The Martyrdom of Peter
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Peter is crucified upside down; to the right of the scene of his martyrdom, he is depicted again, holding keys. Below the scene, twice two lines of Latin. This print is part of a series of 13 prints of Christ (unnumbered) and the apostles (numbered), more specifically of the tortures they endured.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHet martelaarschap van Petrus. 1577 - 1582. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.