St Peter
Terracotta, 48 x 22 x 11 cm, by Artus Quellinus 1658
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam


Preliminary study for the marble statue of Peter by Artus Quellinus in the Andrieskerk in Antwerp. The inverted cross refers to his martyrdom, and the crowing rooster symbolises his denial of Jesus.

  




 

 

 

 





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