# Saint Peter [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [TORRIGIANI, Sebastiano]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Gilt bronze, height 88 cm ## Commentary The imposing figures of apostles St Peter and St Paul were presented to Saint Peter's by Pope Gregory XIII, who died in April 1585. The statues were made in 1585 by Sebastiano Torrigiani, along with a set of six candlesticks in gilt bronze. They were restored in the seventeenth century. \*\*\* Keywords: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Author: TORRIGIANI, Sebastiano Title: Saint Peter Time-line: 1551-1600 School: Italian Form: sculpture Type: religious ## Related artworks - [Bust of Gregory XIV]() - [Saint Paul]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()