Christ Appearing to St. Peter
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Christ Appearing to St. Peter is a 1850 by T. W. Shaw, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows two men outdoors in a dim scene. One man is shirtless, barefoot, and holds a wooden cross over his shoulder. The other, an older man with a long robe and a key around his neck, gestures toward him. Trees and a distant building sit in the background under a cloudy sky. The key around the older man’s neck hints at his identity—it’s a common symbol for St. Peter. The print was made from an original painting by Annibale Carracci, but this is Shaw’s engraved version. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints like this.
A print on paper titled *Christ Appearing to St. Peter* was produced by T. W. Shaw in 1850, following an earlier composition by Annibale Carracci.
Read the full account in the museum source.
T. W. Shaw carved their name into early 19th-century religious prints. In Christ Appearing to St. Peter, a radiant figure breaks through darkness to grasp a kneeling saint’s shoulder—a single beam of light slashing…
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