Curatorial Narrative Angelo De’ Rossi’s “Tondo with Christ bidding Peter to walk on the water” embodies the tumultuous spirit of 17th-century Baroque art, its creation spanning from 1670 to 1714. Executed in a refined yet expressive manner, De’ Rossi’s brushwork is characterized by fine, intricate strokes that imbue the scene with an almost palpable sense of movement and dynamism. The employment of sepia, white, and gray creates a rich chromatic structure, wherein the deep, burnished tones evoke a sense of reverence and the subtle contrast between warm and cool hues injects a nuanced emotional complexity. Upon enlargement to 44×51 inches, the tondo’s spatial rhythm becomes increasingly deliberate, its curvilinear design influencing the surrounding environment in profound ways. The sepia palette assumes an almost material quality, akin to worn, dark-stained wood or aged leather, while the white and gray accents inject a sense of at