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St Peter
Victoria & Albert Museum
St Peter
About 1510 - 1520, Southern Netherlands, Oak
Medieval Christians felt a deep affinity for the saints. They saw them as heavenly helpers, pleading with God to be merciful towards mankind.
One of the most popular saints was St Peter, the first Pope. He was often shown holding the keys to Heaven and wearing his papal tiara. This figure was originally brightly painted. It would probably have been set in a church, on a console or ledge on one of the nave columns, with candles burning before it.
St Peter
Victoria & Albert Museum
St Peter
About 1510 - 1520, Southern Netherlands, Oak
Medieval Christians felt a deep affinity for the saints. They saw them as heavenly helpers, pleading with God to be merciful towards mankind.
One of the most popular saints was St Peter, the first Pope. He was often shown holding the keys to Heaven and wearing his papal tiara. This figure was originally brightly painted. It would probably have been set in a church, on a console or ledge on one of the nave columns, with candles burning before it.