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Apostel Petrus
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Apostel Petrus

Medium

paper

Dimensions

h 94mm × w 73mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper

Object Type

print

Subject Matter

the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara

Production Place

Rotterdam

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1965

Notes

Deze prent is de pendant van "Paulus", Wurzbach nr. 1(a), van dezelfde prentmaker.

Collection Type

prints

About Adriaen van der Werff

1659–1722Dutch Republic

Dutch painter and draughtsman. He was apprenticed to the portrait painter Cornelis Picolet (1626–79) from 1668 to 1670 and then from ca.1671 to 1676 to Eglon van der Neer in Rotterdam. From 1676 van der Werff produced small portraits and genre paintings as an independent master. In 1687 van der Werff, by then a successful artist, married the wealthy Margaretha Rees (1669–1731), whose guardian, Nicolaes Anthonis Flinck, owned a collection of prints and paintings. In 1691 and 1695 van der Werff was head of the Rotterdam Guild of St Luke. Comment on works: Religious; History; Mythology.