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| Picture No | 12775730 |
| Date | 1515-1516 |
| Description | Christ's Charge to Peter, after Raphael |
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Christ's Charge to Peter, after a cartoon for a tapestry by Raphael, Italian renaissance artist. At the time the cartoon was in an exhibition at Hampton Court, West London. It shows the New Testament story when, after his Resurrection, Christ charges Peter with the care of the faithful (symbolised by the flock of sheep), and gives him the keys to the Gates of Heaven.
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| Source | Engraving after a cartoon by Raphael in 'The Penny Magazine', 25 September 1841, page p381 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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