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Christ saving Saint Peter, at left summoning Peter to walk towards him across the waves, the fishing boat sinking in the background, after the altarpiece by Giovanni Lanfranco (1627-28) in Saint Peter's Basilica

Francesco Faraone Aquila Italian
After Giovanni Lanfranco Italian
Publisher Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi Italian

1690

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Title: Christ saving Saint Peter, at left summoning Peter to walk towards him across the waves, the fishing boat sinking in the background, after the altarpiece by Giovanni Lanfranco (1627-28) in Saint Peter's Basilica

Artist: Francesco Faraone Aquila (Italian, Palermo 1676–1740 Rome)

Artist: After Giovanni Lanfranco (Italian, Parma 1582–1647 Rome)

Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)

Date: 1690

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 21 9/16 × 13 3/8 in. (54.8 × 33.9 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number: 53.600.4827

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