The Catch of St. Peter Sculpture

Forms a stylish entity

The biblical relief by sculptor Carl Wilhelms, husband of famous actress Ella Eronen was commissioned for the wall of the building by architect Jorma Järvi from 1954. The yellowish color matches the s...

Biblical artwork

Peter's Draught of Fish is a ceramic tile relief made by Carl Wilhelms in 1951. The subject of the work is from the New Testament where Jesus is teaching a fisherman named Peter. He tells Peter to...

Peter's Draught of Fish

This biblical tile relief has many names: The Catch of St. Peter or Peter's Draught of Fish or in Finnish Pietarin kalansaalis. It can be seen on the exterior wall of an apartment block. Artist Carl W...

Wonderful depiction of Biblical account

Sculptured by the Russian artist Carl Wilhelms in 1951 this superb art work takes its theme from the Biblical account in Luke 5:1-11. It describes St Peter (Simon Peter) telling Jesus that they ...

Modern Bassorilievo

Original Text

By walking through the center I noticed on a building this modern stone-based bassilver of people trying to fish with nets that hit me as an artwork. I only later discovered what rappr...