Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino) (Italian, 1483-1520)
Title: Christ giving the Keys
Medium: Antique steel engraving on wove paper after the original by master engraver William Henry Worthington (ca. 1795-ca. 1839).
Signature: Signed in the plate.
Dimensions: Image Size – 5 1/8 x 8 inches.
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 14 x 17 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
Christ stands at left, with a flock of sheep behind him; he points to the keys that Peter holds, kneeling in front of him; behind Peter the other apostles stand and watch.
Raphael, Italian in full Raffaello Sanzio or Raffaello Santi was a master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance. Raphael is best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure compositions in the Vatican. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur.