The Delivery of the Keys Self-researched

Artist: Girolamo Muziano
Location: Baths of Diocletian, Rome
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: c. 1585

Biblical Context

Delivery of the Keys - Christ delivering the keys of the Church to Saint Peter, establishing Peter's authority. (Matthew 16:18-19)

A large altarpiece depicting Christ delivering the keys of the Church to Saint Peter, displayed in the Chapel of St. Peter. Muziano was one of the most prominent painters active in Rome in the mid-to-late sixteenth century.