Christ’s Command to St. Peter, ‘Feed My Sheep!’ (‘Pasce Oves Mea’)
1628
Step into a moment of divine appointment with this reddish-brown drawing by Italian Baroque master Andrea Sacchi. Created in 1628, it captures the biblical scene where the resurrected Jesus stands centrally, commanding a kneeling St. Peter to 'Feed my sheep'—a pivotal moment establishing Peter's leadership. Notice the dramatic clouds above, one harboring a dove representing the Holy Spirit, watching over the gathering of disciples. Sacchi was famous for preferring fewer, more significant figures in his compositions, a style that really shines here as he focuses our attention intensely on the interaction between Christ and Peter.
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