The Crucifixion of Saint Peter

c. 1550/1560

Michele Lucchese

Artist, Italian, active 1534 - 1564

Antonio Lafreri

Publisher, Italian, 1512 - 1577

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42 × 32.6 cm (16 9/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
    image: 41.7 × 32.3 cm (16 7/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2020.118.1

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector (inscribed "Van Uytenbogerts"?) probably Dutch 17th century. John Barnard [1709-1784], London (Lugt 1420); (his sale? Thomas Philipe, London, 16 April and following days, 1789; William Roscoe [1753 - 1831], Liverpool; (his sale, Winstanley, Liverpool, 9 - 20 September 1816, no. 62); Charles Robert Blundell [1761 - 1837], Ince Blundell, Lancashire; bequeathed to Thomas Weld [1808 - 1887], Lulworth Castle, Dorset; by descent to Colonel Sir Joseph Weld [1909 - 1992], Lulworth Castle, Dorset; (sale, Christie's London, 1 December 1976, nol 33); (P. & D. Colnaghi, London); Eric Stanley, London, purchased 1977; (Christie's London, 1 July 2020, no. 56); purchased by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in cartouche: Michaelis Angeli Bonaroti Florentini arte perfec: / tum Michaelis Lucensis industria rapresenti [not deciphered] Magno Guidonis Ascani S fortie Card / Sant Flore munere . Con privilegio; lower center in image: ANT. LAFRERI.I; by later hand, upper center in verso: No. 17; RJ van uytenbogerts Ansi

Markings

ohn Barnard [1709-1784], London (Lugt 1420

Watermarks

anvil and hammer in a circle (see Woodward 230, Rome 1574)

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