Christ's Charge to St Peter

1877

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Religious

Dominant colour

Christ's Charge to St Peter is a 1877 by Eliseo Fattorini, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Eliseo Fattorini
When & what style?: 1877 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Eliseo Fattorini made a print called *Christ’s Charge to St Peter* in 1877. It’s a chromolithograph, a fancy color print made by inking wet stone. The Arundel Society sold these prints to subscribers. The image shows a religious scene called a visitation. Prints like this copied famous art so people could hang it at home. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more prints like this.