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The Death of St. Peter Martyr

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1530/35

Artist:

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo
Italian, active 1506–48

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 206

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo

Title

The Death of St. Peter Martyr

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1530–1535

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

Inscribed, on a rock at lower left: CR (for "Credo in Dio" -- "I believe in God")

Dimensions

115.3 × 141 cm (45 5/16 × 55 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Lacy Armour Endowment

Reference Number

2001.330

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