St Peter C. 1611; Oil on canvas, by Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640). Rubens made a series of portraits of the apostles, in commission of the duke of Lerma. Peter was depicted holding a pair of keys, his common symbol: the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Rubens was born in Siegen in Germany, but from the age of 10 he lived and went to school in Antwerp, Belgium, where he became an important Flemish Artist.

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St Peter C. 1611; Oil on canvas, by Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640). Rubens made a series of portraits of the apostles, in commission of the duke of Lerma. Peter was depicted holding a pair of keys, his common symbol: the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Rubens was born in Siegen in Germany, but from the age of 10 he lived and went to school in Antwerp, Belgium, where he became an important Flemish Artist.

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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