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The Calling of St Peter and St Andrew: PD.3-1965

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Calling of St Peter and St Andrew

Maker(s)

Painter: Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)

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Notes

History note: Sacchetti family at the Villa Sacchetti, Castel Fusano, Ostia; Chigi family, Castel Fusano property bought by, 1755; Marchese Cavalcanti, by inheritance; bt. Messrs. P. and D. Colnaghi and Co. Ltd., London, 1962

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, with contributions from the Victoria and Albert Museum Grant-in-Aid and from the funds of Miss I. M. E. Hitchcock's bequest, 1965

Measurements and weight

Height: 28.7 cm
Width: 57.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1965) by P. and D. Colnaghi and Co. Ltd

Dating

1620s
1626 - 1630

School or Style

Italian
Roman School

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Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.3-1965
Primary reference Number: 230

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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