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== In art and literature ==

== In art and literature ==

[[Image:Gesupietrochiave.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Jesus presenting St Peter with the keys to Heaven (painting by [[Pietro Perugino (detail)]]).]]

[[Image:Gesupietrochiave.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Jesus presenting St Peter with the keys to Heaven (detail) (painting by [[Pietro Perugino]]).]]

In [[art]], St Peter is usually depicted as a white-haired, bearded man in a blue robe, often holding a key or keys, which refer to Matthew 16:19. Following on from this, many paintings and literary accounts of [[Heaven]] show him stationed at the gate. There are traditionally two keys, one gold and one silver, representing the two conditions necessary for [[salvation]]: the silver key represents repentance, which comes from the person concerned; and the gold key represents forgiveness, which comes from God<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2964/homily-21sunday-a.html Two keys gold and silver]</ref>.

In [[art]], St Peter is usually depicted as a white-haired, bearded man in a blue robe, often holding a key or keys, which refer to Matthew 16:19. Following on from this, many paintings and literary accounts of [[Heaven]] show him stationed at the gate. There are traditionally two keys, one gold and one silver, representing the two conditions necessary for [[salvation]]: the silver key represents repentance, which comes from the person concerned; and the gold key represents forgiveness, which comes from God<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2964/homily-21sunday-a.html Two keys gold and silver]</ref>.