Traditio legis - Christ presenting the keys to Saint Peter & the law to Saint Paul

Traditio legis
Christ presenting the keys to Saint Peter & the law to Saint Paul
ivory [1150-1200] Westfalen, Germany
NYC The Cloisters collection 1979.399

Christ Giving the Keys to Peter and the Law to Paul (traditio clavis et legis) became an established theme in art in fourth-century Rome in order to emphasize the primacy of Peter and the importance of Paul. Early depictions of the subject are usually monumental in scale, as, for example, when they served as apse decorations, but occasionally, in the later medieval period, the event is represented in ivory. A significant departure from traditional depictions of this scene is the absence of the rock upon which Christ usually stands, which, here, has been replaced by a domed and arcaded rotunda, a vivid evocation of the church.
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Taken on: August 17, 2011

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