The Handing over the Keys

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The Handing over the Keys: Raphael

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Raphael Oil Painting - The Handing over the Keys

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Work Overview: Handing-over the Keys
RAFFAELLO Sanzio
1515
Tempera on paper, mounted on canvas, 345 x 535 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The largest task Raphael undertook in the course of 1515 was the preparation of the cartoons for the tapestries for the Sistine Chapel depicting the Stories of Saints Peter and Paul. The completed tapestries were acquired by Charles I, King of England, and are now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Raphael here combines the two New Testament passages on which the catholic church bases its authority. In Matthew 16:18-19 Peter is given the keys to the kingdom of heaven. In John 21:15-17 Jesus orders Peter three times to feed the sheep - making it obvious that he actually charges Peter to take care of the believers.

The work is also known as The Handing-over the Keys.

Pope Leo X commissioned Raphael for this tapestry design. The tapestry was made in the workshop of the weaver Pieter van Aelst. It now is in the Vatican Museums. The cartons (sheets of paper) are in the British Royal Collection.

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