Early 20th Century Italian Painting on Textile – Miraculaous Draught of Fishes
This magnificent painting is an early 20th century Italian reproduction of a scene of a wall on the Sistine Chapel. The Miraculous Daught of the Fishes, in a giltwood frame, likely made for the American Interior design market in the early 1920’s. Footnote: artwork is based on a Tapestry for the Sistine Chapel lower walls by Artist Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino). The original was Commissioned by Pope Leo X. In the image, Christ tells Peter to cast his net into water; whereupon he and his fellow apostles make a miraculous catch. The story refers to Peter’s role as fisher of Men, who converts others to Christianity. It also demonstrates his humility as he kneels before Christ to acknowledge his divinity and confess his sinfulness.
Circa: 1920
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