Saint Peter, keys in right hand, book in left, facing right, from "Piccoli Santi" (Small Saints)
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 1 15/16 in. (8.2 x 4.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.97.39
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About this artwork
This prints titled "Saint Peter, keys in right hand, book in left, facing right, from "Piccoli Santi" (Small Saints)" by Marcantonio Raimondi|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) dates to ca. 1500–27. Executed in engraving, this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with Drawings and Prints. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of ar...
About the Artist
Marcantonio Raimondi|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) · 1475–1534
Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480–1534), born near Bologna, Italy, emerged as one of the Renaissance's premier engravers, revolutionizing printmaking through his mastery of reproductive techniques. He trained in the workshop of the goldsmith, painter, and niellist Francesco Francia, whose influence is evident in his early engravings, such as the goldsmith-like shading in *Pyramus and Thisbe* (1505), h...