St. Peter Baptising at Jerusalem / Marten van Heemskerck

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Accession Number
1965/1.158
Title
St. Peter Baptising at Jerusalem
Artist Nationality
Dutch
Artist Life Dates
1498-1574
Object Creation Date
circa 1573
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Netherlands (nation)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Netherlands (nation)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Inscription
Inscribed in ink, l.l.: Martyn v. heemskerck / inventor Bottom center: 1573
Dimensions
20.3 cm x 27.3 cm (8 in. x 10 3/4 in.)
Century
16th century
Primary Object Classification
Drawing
Primary Object Type
presentation drawing
Physical Description
A series of architectural spaces unfold, each showing figures engaged in some activity. At right, the largest figure is shown seated looking upwards towards a light source. The same figure, somewhat smaller, walks from right to left towards a small architectural space at the left where the same figure lays a hand on the head of a kneeling woman. Other scenes continue into the distance.
Subject Matter
The artist used sequential depictions of St. Peter to portray several scenes of baptism and other events during his time in Jerusalem. The architectural divisions of the space create discrete episodes of baptism and conversion.
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1427 x 969
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Record
1965/1.158
Link to this Item
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"St. Peter Baptising at Jerusalem; Marten van Heemskerck." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1965-sl-1.158/1965_1.158.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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