Jesus Handing the Keys to Peter (내가 천국열쇠를 너에게 주리니)

 

 

 

 

 

(요 21:7)

예수께서 사랑하시는 그 제자가 베드로에게 이르되 주님이시라 하니 시몬 베드로가 벗고 있다가 주님이라 하는 말을 듣고 겉옷을 두른 후에 바다로 뛰어 내리더라 아8:7, 눅7:47

 

 

 

 

 

Raphael 1483 – 1520

Christ's Charge to Peter

bodycolour on paper on canvas (340 × 530 cm) — 1515-1516

  Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Raphael biography

 

This work is linked to John 21:17

 

Raphael here combines the two New Testament passages on which the catholic church bases its authority. In Matthew 16:18-19 Peter is given the keys to the kingdom of heaven. In John 21:15-17 Jesus orders Peter three times to feed the sheep - making it obvious that he actually charges Peter to take care of the believers.

The work is also known as The Handing-over the Keys.

Pope Leo X commissioned Raphael for this tapestry design. The tapestry was made in the workshop of the weaver Pieter van Aelst. It now is in the Vatican Museums. The cartons (sheets of paper) are in the British Royal Collection.

 

 

 

(마 16:18)

또 내가 네게 이르노니 너는 5)베드로라 내가 이 반석 위에 내 교회를 세우리니 음부의 6)권세가 이기지 못하리라

 

 

 

 

Pietro Perugino 1450 – 1523

Jesus Handing the Keys to Peter

fresco (335 × 550 cm) — 1481-82

Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

 

This work is linked to Matthew 16:19

 

The fresco shows an important moment in the history of the catholic church. It is no coincidence that it is in the Sistine Chapel, the pope's personal chapel. Jesus hands the keys of the kingdom of heaven to Peter. In the previous verse Peter was called the rock upon which Jesus would build his church.

Artists interpreted Jesus' words literally: Peter is very often displayed carrying the keys.

The other followers watch on. They are joined by a few non-biblical figures. Among the men on the right it is thought that Perugino himself can be found alongside the architect of the Sistine Chapel.

In the background two other scenes from the life of Jesus are shown. To the left: the Rendering of the Tribute Money (ref. Masaccio); to the right: the stoning of Jesus.

Perugino shows the scenes in the best tradition of the Renaissance. The composition is almost perfectly symmetric, with skillfully applied perspective.

The temple in Renaissance style is Solomon's temple in Jerusalem. That is a geographic anomaly, as according to Matthew the event took place in the city of Caesarea Filippi near one of the sources of the river Jordan.