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The apostle Peter has gone after Jesus, where a servant woman had recognised him as one of Jesus's followers. Peter in a white robe gestures his denial, as two armed guards observe to the left. In the background, Christ looks over his shoulder as he is led away to Pilate's court. [1] The painting measures 154 cm × 169 cm (61 in × 67 in).
The Denial of Saint Peter by Caravaggio Flemish painting: Denial of Saint Peter by Gerard Seghers The Denial of St Peter by Gerard van Honthorst (1622–24). The prediction, made by Jesus during the Last Supper that Peter would deny and disown him, appears in the Gospel of Matthew 26:33–35, the Gospel of Mark 14:29–31, the Gospel of Luke 22:33–34 and the Gospel of John 13:36–38.
Battistello Caracciolo, The Liberation of St Peter, oil on canvas, Church of the Pio Monte della Misericordia (Naples) According to the account in the Gospels (Matthew 26:69–75; Mark 14:66–72; Luke 22:55–62; John 18:17–18, 25–27), when Christ was arrested Peter followed him into the courtyard "to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year" (following John ...
The Denial of Saint Peter [3] [4] is a painting by Hendrick ter Brugghen, a member of the Dutch Caravaggisti, depicting Saint Peter's thrice denial of Christ as recounted in all four Gospels. It is thought to have been painted after 1625, and thus in the last three years of Ter Brugghen's life; he died in 1629.
The main light source is not evident in the painting but comes from the upper left; the lesser light source is the lantern held by the man at the right (believed to be a self-portrait of Caravaggio; also, presumably, representing St Peter, who would first betray Jesus by denying him, and then go on to bring the light of Christ to the world). At ...
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter (detail) The painting depicts the martyrdom of St. Peter.According to ancient and well-known tradition, Peter, when he was condemned to death in Rome, requested to be crucified upside-down because he did not believe that a man is worthy to be killed in the same manner as Jesus Christ.
The most impressive formal attribute of this painting (besides its considerable size) is its central compositional element. Unlike the many earlier representations of the martyrdom of Peter, this one depicts the raising of the cross – the moment before the crucifixion has truly begun. [6]
Christ and the Penitent Sinners or Christ with the four great penitents is an oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens, executed in 1617. It is now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich . The painting depicts Jesus Christ with an adoring Mary Magdalene , Saint Peter (who denied Christ three times), Dismas (the penitent thief from the Crucifixion ...