Martyrdom of St Peter, Rome, c64 (1493). Artist: Unknown

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Martyrdom of St Peter, Rome, c64 (1493). St Peter is said to have been crucified at Rome with his head, not his feet, nearest the ground. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel. (Nuremberg, 1493).

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