- Image ID
- 5783
- Filename
- eos2_046p.jpg
- Title
- Statue of St. Peter
- Location
- St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
- Caption
- St. Peter with his keys to the kingdom. Pope Pius IX decided to replace older statues of Sts. Peter and Paul with these larger ones on Easter 1847. The new statues were commissioned by the previous pope from Giuseppe De Fabris (sculpted them 1838-40) for St. Paul Outside the Walls. The statue of St. Peter is 5.55m in height and stands on a pedestal 4.91m high.
- Dates
- created July 15, 2006 | added May 25, 2010 | updated February 28, 2025
- Part of Trip
- 24
- Credit
- Holly Hayes
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. May not be copied without permission.
- Camera
- Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
- EXIF Data
- 57 mm · 0.00025 sec · ISO 200
- Image Size
- 3417 x 2265 px (7 MP)
- Quality
- 6
- EdStockPhoto?
- yes
- Art History Images?
- yes