Manuscript Leaf with the Martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr in an Initial P, from a Gradual

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ca. 1270–80 · Tempera and ink on parchment · Medieval Art

Saint Peter Martyr was killed outdoors by heretics after delivering an Easter sermon denouncing them. To represent his feast, however, this artist relied on the formula that had already been widely adopted for Saint Thomas Becket, murdered by knights of Henry II inside Canterbury Cathedral.

Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1270–80
Medium: Tempera and ink on parchment
Culture: South Italian
Department: Medieval Art
Credit line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Atkins, James Marrow, Elaine Rosenberg, and R. R. Atkins Foundation Gifts, 2005

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