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RP-T-1951-2
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Martelaarschap van de heilige Petrus Martyr

1750 - 1793

Medium

pen

Dimensions

h 513mm × w 354mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; chalk; ink

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

St. Peter Martyr is murdered (in a forest) by two assassins with a sword; with his blood he writes on the ground 'Credo in Deum' (usually a fellow friar is also attacked or murdered)

Acquisition Method

gift

Acquired

1951

Notes

penseel in grijs, pen in bruin, zwart krijt

Collection Type

drawings

About Marco Marcola

1730–1793Republic of Venice

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