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Christ handing the Keys to St Peter
Draughtsman: Tintoretto, Domenico (Domenico Robusti)
History note: Professor Piancastelli, Bologna; A. M. Hind
Height: 370 mm
Width: 222 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1919) by Hind, A. M.
A study for the Altar-piece, Christ handing the Keys to St Peter, commissioned in 1597, by the Benedictine Nuns of Reggio Emilia for the Church of San Pietro, and placed on the Altar in 1601
Ground (material)
Black chalk
Varnish
Oil paint
Support composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Brush, oil on green-grey ground, traces of black chalk, on paper
Accession number: 966
Primary reference Number: 7941
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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