Plaquette with Saint Peter as a penitent
Attributed to the Master of the Penitent Saints, Spain, around 1600.
H 10.2 cm
Bronze
This is undoubtedly the finest known example of this plaquette. The casting is crisp, highly raised, and even shows signs of chiseling work.
Literature
Cf. Weber, Deutsche, Niederländische und Französische Renaissance Plaketten, Munich 1975, no. 1043.