Caravaggio

The Crucifixion of Saint Peter

US$ 600.00

Three labourers strain to hoist an inverted cross bearing an old man, their faces mostly hidden, the work rendered as physical effort rather than martyrdom. Peter asked to be crucified upside down, considering himself unworthy of Christ’s death, and Caravaggio paints the moment as heavy, awkward manual labour. It hangs opposite the Conversion of Saint Paul in the same Roman chapel.

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Caravaggio (1571-1610) was commissioned to paint both Cerasi Chapel canvases in 1600, at the point where his reputation in Rome was at its height and his personal conduct was beginning to unravel. He worked directly onto the canvas without preparatory drawings, an almost unheard-of method at the time. His insistence on unidealised bodies and dirty feet in religious pictures drew both patronage and repeated rejection.

Material Archival canvas
Frame Supplied rolled, unframed
Print Fine-art print, printed to order
Size 34 × 44 inches
Delivery 2–3 weeks
Certificate of Authenticity Included, emailed on delivery
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