Who created "Saint Peter, from The Holy Family and the Twelve Apostles"?

Saint Peter, from The Holy Family and the Twelve Apostles was created by Marco Alvise Pitteri in 1742.

What medium is "Saint Peter, from The Holy Family and the Twelve Apostles"?

Saint Peter, from The Holy Family and the Twelve Apostles is Engraving in black on paper.

Saint Peter, from The Holy Family and the Twelve Apostles

Marco Alvise Pitteri

1742

Medium

Engraving in black on paper

Dimensions

Plate: 44.8 × 34.8 cm (17 11/16 × 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 45.6 × 34.8 cm (18 × 13 3/4 in.)

Classification

engraving

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

129086

Art Historical Context

Step into the devotional world of 18th Venice with *Saint Peter, from The Holy Family and the Apostles* (1742), an exquisite engraving by Marco Alvise Pitteri. This print captures the Apostle Peter, often depicted with keys symbolizing his role as the keeper of heaven's gates, as part of a larger series honoring Christ's family and followers. Pitteri, a master Venetian engraver active in the Rococo era was renowned for his precise reproductive prints that brought grand religious themes to a wider audience beyond oil paintings. Crafted in black ink on paper (plate: 44.8 × 34.8 cm), the engravi...

About the Artist

Marco Alvise Pitteri · 1702–1786

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Saint Peter, from The Holy Family and the Twelve Apostles

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