Saint Peter
Saint Peter
3D
Published 2019-03-28T15:26:22+00:00
This sculpture by Giovanni de Fonduli e Bottega (1420/1430-1497) depicts Saint Peter.
Saint Peter was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Great Church. Pope Gregory I called him repeatedly the "Prince of the Apostles". According to Catholic teaching, Jesus promised Peter in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in Matthew 16:18 a special position in the Church. He is traditionally counted as the first Bishop of Rome—or pope—and also by Eastern Christian tradition as the first Patriarch of Antioch. The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and as the founder of the Church of Antioch and the Roman Church, but differ in their attitudes regarding the authority of his present-day successors (the primacy of the Bishop of Rome).
| Date published | 28/03/2019 |
| Complexity | Easy |
| Title | Saint Peter |
| Dimension | Lifesize |
| Accession | Inv, 30 |
| Credit | From Padova, Vescovado; entered the museum in 1862 |
| Place | Musei Civici agli Eremitani |
