Caption
Christ Appears to Peter, Domine quo uenis, uenio iterum crucifigi, Representations by Raphael in the Vatican, print, Christ Appears to Peter After the Resurrection (Domine Quo Vadis). Christ holds a cross with a banner and Peter a large key. In the background soldiers and architecture. Title and reference to Bible text in the bottom margin., printmaker: Pietro Sante Bartoli, Italy, after design by Raphael, Vatican City, publisher: Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, Rome, grantor of privilege: Papal Court, 1645 - 1700, Pietro Sante Bartoli, Raphael, Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, Papal Court, grantor of privilege, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 104 mm x width 266 mm, A wide black and white engraving shows a classical cityscape with arched buildings, towers, and domes stretching across the background. In the foreground two robed male figures stand on a slightly rocky ground; one is partially draped, holding a long staff and a pole bearing a flowing banner, the other wears a full robe and gestures toward the first while holding a key-like object. To the left a group of armed soldiers and a mounted rider approach from an arched gateway, some holding spears and shields and one leading the horse. Bushes and low shrubs dot the foreground, and a reclining figure lies on the ground near the central pair. Architectural details include colonnades, fortified walls, and a pedimented structure, and a small sculpture of a figure is visible on a building facade at the far left. The scene is rendered with fine crosshatching and line work, creating texture and shading across figures, clothing, vegetation, and stone surfaces.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A92_031
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