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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.

Jesus appoints Peter as keeper of the keys to heaven; angels stand by. Engraving by G. Pasqualini after G.F. Barbieri, il 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

Español: Cristo entrega a San Pedro las llaves del cielo, según Guercino

Un grabado que muestra a Cristo sentado, con halo, extendiendo una llave a un hombre barbado arrodillado, mientras ángeles entre las nubes y a la izquierda observan la escena. Escalones y un bloque de piedra enmarcan la composición, con varios espectadores a la derecha. Líneas finas y sombreadas modelan los ropajes y el cielo.

Português: Cristo entrega a São Pedro as chaves do céu, após Guercino

Uma gravura mostrando Cristo sentado, com auréola, estendendo uma chave a um homem barbudo ajoelhado, enquanto anjos nas nuvens e à esquerda observam a cena. Degraus e um bloco de pedra emolduram a composição, com vários espectadores à direita. Linhas finas e hachuras modelam as vestes e o céu.

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