The Raphael Cartoons: The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (1515–1516) from the Original, Framed Art Print

Original public domain art from the V&A Museum, digitally enhanced. 

The Raphael Cartoons are a set of seven full-scale designs for tapestry painted by Raphael (1483–1520), and are considered one of the greatest treasures of the Renaissance. They were commissioned in 1515 by Pope Leo for the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and depict the lives of the apostles St Peter and St Paul. 

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes depicts one of the founding moments of Christianity, when the Jewish fisherman Simon, later renamed Peter, is called to be an apostle (or disciple) of Jesus Christ.

Simon, wearing a blue tunic, is kneeling before Christ. He has been fishing unsuccessfully on the Lake of Gennesaret in the Sea of Galilee. Jesus tells him to cast his nets into deep water, which produces such a large catch that the boat overflows with fish. Simon exclaims that he is unworthy of such a miracle. Jesus raises his hand in blessing and replies: "Fear not. From henceforth thou shalt catch men," announcing the role that Simon would now have in helping to spread the Christian faith.

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