"Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church
and will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. "
(Matthew XVI, 18-19)
and will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. "
(Matthew XVI, 18-19)
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| The keys - Pietro Perugino (1481-82) |
The keys is perhaps one of Perugino's works, for solemnity and strong symbolic content, the better you can build a representation of the extraordinary ecclesiastical power.
The Catholic Church has always been involved in activities aimed at an increase in the number of the faithful and self-preservation and legitimacy of your country. In 843 Pope Gregory IV permanently abolish the iconoclasm. Probably it is understood that the image - thanks to its power to reach directly - may become the ideal tool to spread the word and persuade the populace. In particular, within the Vatican to recall the most skilled masters of the period - architects, painters and sculptors - and agents to carry out works with specific doctrinal content gives the church a great splendor.
The Catholic Church has always been involved in activities aimed at an increase in the number of the faithful and self-preservation and legitimacy of your country. In 843 Pope Gregory IV permanently abolish the iconoclasm. Probably it is understood that the image - thanks to its power to reach directly - may become the ideal tool to spread the word and persuade the populace. In particular, within the Vatican to recall the most skilled masters of the period - architects, painters and sculptors - and agents to carry out works with specific doctrinal content gives the church a great splendor.
The fresco by Perugino (1450-1523), in the Sistine Chapel, is a proof of this need for legitimacy of authority that often invaded the soil of time. Christ gave the keys to St. Peter, who thus becomes - in the presence of other apostles - heir to the spiritual power that will be passed on from now on by pope to pope.
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