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Artist/Maker
Raphael
(Italian, 1483 – 1520)
Publisher
Fratelli Alinari Fotografi Editori
(Italian, founded 1852)
Date1875-1900
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall: 7 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (19.4 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of James Garfinkel, Class of 1980; Transferred from the Art History Department
Object numberS2018.2.685
Not on view
DescriptionFresco painting of The Liberation of Saint Peter on the north wall of the Stanza di Eliodoro (Room of Heliodorus).
"The story in the New Testament says that King Herod took Peter prisoner and intended to have him killed. In prison the Apostle was chained to two guards, but an angel of the Lord freed him despite the close watch. The fresco is dated 1514 on two painted tablets in the picture." (Source: https://www.wga.hu/html_m/r/raphael/4stanze/2eliodor/3libera.html, accessed 7/10/2023)
Collections
Additional Details
Provenance
2018: Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, by transfer from the Art History Department;
likely by 1985 - 2018: Hamilton College (Art History department), by gift of James Garfinkel;
c. 1981-85: James Garfinkel, likely by purchase at auction in London.
likely by 1985 - 2018: Hamilton College (Art History department), by gift of James Garfinkel;
c. 1981-85: James Garfinkel, likely by purchase at auction in London.
Inscribed
Recto, bottom margin: "(Edne. Alinari) Pe. Ia. No. 7937. ROMA - Palazzo Vaticano, stanze di Raffaello. La liberazione di San Pietro dalla carcere."
Verso, bottom of page: "Deliverance of Saint Peter / Raphael"
Verso, bottom of page: "Deliverance of Saint Peter / Raphael"
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