Description
Rubens’s The Crucifixion of Saint Peter still hangs today in the location for which it was created, in the parish
church of St. Peter in Cologne. Thanks to the beneficence of the merchant Eberhard III Jabach and his wife, Anna Reuter, the painter from Antwerp produced this final, very personal picture. Until today, The Crucifixion of Saint Peter continues to be shown in the
location for which it was created. The occasion for an in-depth inter-disciplinary engagement with this work was an examination of its condition, which led to the current examinations and the restoration of the work. Rubens’s The Crucifixion of Saint Peter is being honored for the first time with a monographic study that brings together insights from history, iconography, arthistorical context, and the work technique.
