Domine quo uenis; uenio iterum crucifigi

About this artwork

Christus verschijnt aan Petrus na de wederopstanding (Domine Quo Vadis). Christus houdt een kruis met vaandel vast en Petrus een grote sleutel. Op de achtergrond soldaten en architectuur. Titel en verwijzing naar Bijbeltekst in de ondermarge.

About the Artist

Pietro Sante Bartoli · 1615–1700

Pietro Santi Bartoli, born in Perugia in 1635, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Roman antiquarian revival of the late seventeenth century. Relocating to Rome as a youth, he initially pursued painting, studying under the French artist Jean Lemaire—known as "Le Petit Lemaire"—and later under the esteemed Nicolas Poussin, whose classical rigor profoundly shaped his early approach. Though traces of ...