Saint Pierre
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 19 7/8 x 13 5/8 in. (50.5 x 34.6 cm) image: 17 x 12 1/2 in. (43.2 x 31.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1945
Accession Number
45.41.54
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Saint Pierre*, a striking etching attributed to Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne housed in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department This work captures Saint Peter, the apostle and first Pope, symbolized by the keys he holds—representing the "keys to the kingdom of heaven" from the Gospel of Matthew. Champaigne, a leading French Baroque painter known for his austere, classical style influenced by Flemish masters like Rubens, often depicted saints with profound spiritual intensity, while engraver Morin excelled in translating such compositions into prints. Etch...
About the Artist
Jean Morin|Philippe de Champaigne · 1605–1650
Jean Morin (c. 1605–1650) was one of the most accomplished French engravers of the seventeenth century, a master of the portrait print whose work stands among the finest examples of French graphic art in its era. Little is known about his early life or training, though his technique suggests exposure to both French and Flemish engraving traditions, the latter being the dominant force in European p...