Christ Giving the Keys to Peter
1617
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1617
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This black-and-white print shows a bearded man in a robe handing a key to another man with a long white beard. Around them, four older men watch closely, their faces tense. The key looks heavy and important. The text below the image is in Latin, hinting this scene has a deeper meaning. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to make the figures stand out. Next, look up Baroque to see how this style shaped art.
