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Martelaarschap van H. Petrus Martyr
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Martelaarschap van H. Petrus Martyr

Medium

paper

Dimensions

h 279mm × w 184mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; chalk

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

purchase

Acquired

1968

Notes

zwart krijt

Collection Type

drawings

About Domenico Maria Canuti

1625–1684

Italian, Bologna 1625–1684 Bologna