An oil-on-wood altarpiece wing showing Peter bound to an inverted cross, head downward, at the moment of his martyrdom, attended by executioners with a donor kneeling in prayer nearby. Painted by an unidentified Northern French painter, circa 1450. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 32.100.108-11, from the Friedsam Collection, bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931.
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Physical Form
MediumOil on wood, Northern French painter, circa 1450, Metropolitan Museum of Art 32.100.108-11 1 Medium (class) Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source The Crucifixion of Saint Peter with a Donor, accession 32.100.108-11 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The panel's directly named subject per the museum's own title, shown at his martyrdom on an inverted cross, matching the corroborating Wikipedia record's account of the tradition that he asked to be crucified head downward.
Source The Crucifixion of Saint Peter with a Donor, accession 32.100.108-11 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Additional Source Saint Peter (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. The Crucifixion of Saint Peter with a Donor, accession 32.100.108-11 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Artcatalogue record, medium/object-type descriptionQuote, catalogue record, medium/object-type description
An oil-on-wood altarpiece wing showing Peter bound to an inverted cross, head downward, at the moment of his martyrdom, attended by executioners with a donor kneeling in prayer nearby.
Saint Peter (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDepicts: Simon PeterQuote, Depicts: Simon Peter
Peter was crucified at Rome with his head downwards, as he himself had desired to suffer.
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