Saint Peter

About this work

This black-and-white print shows a chaotic battle scene. A group of soldiers with swords and spears fights in the foreground, while a larger figure in the center holds a cross and seems to be shielding others. In the background, a town burns and a castle stands on a hill. The artist packed a lot of action into small spaces—look how the soldiers’ bodies twist and overlap. The cross the central figure holds is a clue to who he might be. Next, check out how this was made using the technique: woodcut.