Saint Peter

Painting of Saint Peter, holding in his right hand the keys to the kingdom of Heaven and in his left a book. It is part of an illuminated manuscript, possibly a hymn book, dating to the late 15th century. Label: old handwritten display label, reading 'ST. PETER, a Fine Miniature of the Italian School Probably Executed at Siena about 1470.'

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn17973
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 201mm x 171 mm (h x w at widest points, vellum edges irregular)
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
vellum; pigment; gold
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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