The Cross of Saint Peter, also known as the Petrine Cross, is an inverted cross traditionally used as a Christian symbol, associated with the martyrdom of Saint Peter. The symbol originates from the C
Crucifixion of Saint Peter on an upside down cross by Caravaggio (c. 1600)
El Greco Las lágrimas de San Pedro
Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment and torture in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam, or stake, and usually left to hang until eventual death, which could t
Cross of Saint Peter
…associated with the martyrdom of Saint Peter. The symbol originates from the Catholic tradition that when sentenced to death, Peter requested that his cross be upside down, as he felt unworthy to die in the same manner Jesus had. The origin of the symbol comes from the tradition that Saint Peter was crucified…
Depiction of Jesus Christ's crucifixion alongside the penitent thief and the impenitent thief. (Christian art, 15th-century Strasbourg)
Gabriel von Max's 1866 painting Martyress depicts a crucified young woman and a young man laying flowers at her feet
1st century calcaneum (heel bone) with a nail
A 19th century depiction of the crucifixion of Spendius and other rebel leaders by the Carthaginians after the Battle of the Saw in 238 BCE