PAOLO ROMANO
(b. ca. 1415, Sezze, d. ca. 1470, Roma)

Four reliefs with the trials of Saint Peter

1460-64
Marble, height 133 cm, width: 37 cm (each)
Musei Vaticani, Vatican

The four relief are:

Emperor Nero and three Roman officials

Two Roman soldiers

Three Roman soldiers

Saint Peter in chains between two guards

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 3 minutes):
Guillaume Dufay: Aurea luce, hymn for the feast of Sts Peter and Paul