Death of St. Peter the Martyr
1592
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1592
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Death of St. Peter the Martyr is a 1592 by Martino Rota, a Renaissance work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a dramatic scene in a wooded area. A man in robes lies on the ground, stabbed. Nearby, another man kneels, reaching toward him. Above them, a tree stands with a banner that reads *"The Truth Shall Prevail."* In the sky, angels or figures float, watching the scene. The banner’s words hint at a deeper meaning—this isn’t just a murder, but a story about faith and truth. The artist used sharp lines and deep shadows to make the scene feel intense. Want to see more like this? Check out Renaissance art next.
Martino Rota’s engraving reproduces Titian’s *Death of St. Peter the Martyr*, originally housed in the Capella del Rosario in Venice’s Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo. The chapel, constructed in 1582, was destroyed by fire in 1867, taking the painting with it. Rota’s print on paper serves as a later record of Titian’s lost work, alongside another engraving by Giovanni Battista Fontana.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Martino Rota, also Martin Rota and Martin Rota Kolunić (c. 1520–1583) was an artist, now mainly known for his printmaking, from Dalmatia. Martino Rota was born in about the year 1520 in Šibenik (Sebenico), Dalmatia.…
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