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Martyrdom of St. Peter - Michelangelo

Martyrdom of St. Peter - Michelangelo Philosophy Biographies Trials Visual Arts

Michelangelo (1475-1564) painted this fresco (which depicts St. Peter's death) between 1546-50.  The work is located at the Cappella Paolina, Palazzi Pontifici, in Vatican City. 

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Image online, courtesy Web Gallery of Art.

 

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