Christ gives keys of heaven to St. Peter. Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520) (designed after) [painter] c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 386 x W 566 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Henry VIII (1542). Sold to Robert Houghton (10/1650, after execution of Charles I). Sold to Don Alonso de Cárdenas (Spanish Ambassador in England, acting on behalf of Don Luis Méndez de Haro, marqués del Carpo). Duke of Alba coll. (by 1662); sold in 1823 to the British Consul in Catalonia. Sold to Berlin Museum in
Christ gives keys of heaven to St. Peter. Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520) (designed after) [painter] c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 386 x W 566 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Henry VIII (1542). Sold to Robert Houghton (10/1650, after execution of Charles I). Sold to Don Alonso de Cárdenas (Spanish Ambassador in England, acting on behalf of Don Luis Méndez de Haro, marqués del Carpo). Duke of Alba coll. (by 1662); sold in 1823 to the British Consul in Catalonia. Sold to Berlin Museum in 1844; assumed destroyed in 1945. Germany, Berlin, Gemäldegalerie (destroyed?). Christ, having just given kneeling Peter key to heaven, stands with flock of lambs; group of apostles surround Peter (John 21:15-17) (BRD) garland of flowers The original borders have been removed; they contained grotesques with mythological & allegorical figures under architectural framework (same borders as the Madrid set & the Mantua set; see related works). This is 1 of 9 panels within this set of the "Acts of the Apostles" series that was presumably was destroyed in Berlin in 1945. The original cartoons designed by Raphael for the Vatican's "Acts of Apostles" are currently housed at the Victoria & Albert Museum (on loan from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). Campbell, BurlMag 138 (1996), 69-75, New York (Met), Tapestry in the Renaissance (2002), 187-203 Fermor, Raphael Tapestry Cartoons (1996) Shearman, Raphael's Cartoons Queen's Coll. (1972) Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238448-0238465
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