The calling of Saint Peter, Christ standing on the shore at right, Saint Peter kneeling before him at left, fishermen in a boat pulling in their nets in the background

Intermediary draftsman Gaetano Benvenuti Italian
After Ludovico Cardi Italian
1773
Not on view

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  • Title: The calling of Saint Peter, Christ standing on the shore at right, Saint Peter kneeling before him at left, fishermen in a boat pulling in their nets in the background
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Cecchi (Italian, Florence 1748/49–after 1807)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Gaetano Benvenuti (Italian, active Florence, 1718–24)
  • Artist: After Ludovico Cardi (Italian, 1559–1613)
  • Date: 1773
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 21 in. × 13 13/16 in. (53.3 × 35.1 cm)
    Sheet: 23 13/16 × 14 7/16 in. (60.5 × 36.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.1850
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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