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Engraving of Christ handing a key to a kneeling man as winged angels watch from clouds and from the left side of the scene.

Christ Gives Saint Peter the Keys to Heaven, After Guercino

An engraved print showing a seated, haloed Christ extending a key to a kneeling bearded man, while angels in the clouds and at the left look on. Architectural steps and a stone block frame the scene, with several onlookers behind on the right. Fine hatched lines model the robes and sky.

Artist
Guercino
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2582 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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