Spanish school, possibly Sevillian, ca. 1600.

Spanish school, possibly Sevillian, ca. 1600.
"St. Peter and St. Paul."
Oil on panel.
Repainting and restorations.
Measurements: 56 x 41 cm; 60 x 44 cm (frame).
In this oil painting St. Peter is represented with two keys (one golden and one silver), in his hands as guardian of the kingdom of heaven or the total power over the church and with a book in the other hand. St. Paul is represented with a blue tunic and a red mantle and a great sword in his right hand, which is the instrument with which he was beheaded, and a book in his left hand.