Saint Peter repenting. Line engraving by B.A. Nicolet after G.B. Wicar after J. Ribera (?).

  • Ribera, Jusepe de, 1591-1652.
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Saint Peter repenting. Line engraving by B.A. Nicolet after G.B. Wicar after J. Ribera (?). Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A fisherman on the lake of Genezareth in Galilee, Saint Peter was, with his brother Andrew, the first of the Apostles. His name was Simon; he was renamed Peter (Kephas in Aramaic, Petros in Greek) by Jesus to indicate that he would be the cornerstone (petra) of the Church. Often depicted with one or two keys, representing his role as gatekeeper of heaven. In the Middle Ages he was invoked against fevers, bouts of madness and snake-bite. Because Peter had put to flight the dogs sent against him by Simon the Magus (in the apocryphal Acts of Peter), hot keys called "the key of St. Peter" (clef de Saint Pierre) were applied to dogs and ther owners to protect them from rabies

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Repentir de Saint Pierre. Peint par B. Cantarini. Dessiné par J.B. Wicar, et gravé par Nicollet.

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Wellcome Collection 6777i

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The lettering attributes the painting to "B. Cantarini" (meaning Simone Cantarini?). A painting of this composition in the Hermitage, St Petersburg, is catalogued as a copy after Ribera

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