1601_Crucifixion_of_St_Peter_Caravaggio.txt

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Caravaggio 1573 – 1610
The Crucifixion of St Peter

oil on canvas (230 × 175 cm) — ca. 1601
Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome

Caravaggio biography

This work is linked to 2 Peter 1:14

According to tradition, Peter was captured and crucified head-down in Rome during the reign of Nero, between 64 and 67. Caravaggio's image of Peter strongly resembles Peter on a fresco by Michelangelo.