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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Godfried Schalcken (1643-1706) trained under the Dutch master Gerrit Dou, and became a specialist in one of Dou's subjects, the candlelit scene. Schalcken came to England following William of Orange's coronation and painted many portraits of the English court. This painting is a typical piece showing his interest in the light effects of flame in a darkened room. The subject is St Peter, recognisable by the keys he carries, which symbolise Christ's charge to Peter and the belief that he kept the keys to heaven. | Subjects: | religion (St Peter) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Schalcken, Godfried (Dutch painter, 1643-1706) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8854... | Go to resource |
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