{"id":42024,"date":"2021-06-23T18:38:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T16:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topa.be\/st-andries\/qr-codes\/qr13\/"},"modified":"2021-06-23T18:38:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T16:38:51","slug":"qr13","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/st-andries\/qr-codes\/qr13\/","title":{"rendered":"SAK QR13 \u2013 The statue of Saint Peter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The statue of Saint Peter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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White marble statue, funeral monument for Peter Saboth, by Artus I Quellinus, 1658<\/p>\n

Baroque art is often synonymous of theatricality. Here however, the work of art is subdued and serene. It was commissioned as a memorial monument, fitting in the project of decorating each nave column with a statue of an apostle. However, as a result of a lack of interest from the well-off parishioners Peter was left to stand alone on a high plinth and afterwards it was taken down.<\/p>\n

The rooster at Peter\u2019s feet reminds of Jesus\u2019s prediction before being taken prisoner:\u00a0\u201c(\u2026) this night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(Mth 26:34). So it happened and immediately after the cock had crowed and he had sworn he did not know Jesus \u201cPeter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken,<\/em>\u201d was filled with remorse and \u201cbegan to weep bitterly<\/em>\u201d (Mth 26:75). This can also be read in the Latin chronogram on the plinth: \u201cPetro, reCorDantI VerbI, et aMare fLentI\u201d. Peter is intensely conscience-stricken. In the statue we recognize his sorrow and the tough conscience struggle: in order to save oneself man is prepared to let down even his best friends. Self-preservation versus friendship: the endless struggle! Ultimately, out of love for Jesus, Peter is prepared to die on the cross himself.\u00a0 To make this clear the apostle embraces the inverted cross, mentioned in his legend.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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