The Denial of Saint Peter (Rembrandt)
| The Denial of Saint Peter | |
|---|---|
| Dutch: De verloochening van Petrus | |
 The Denial of Saint Peter | |
| Artist | Rembrandt |
| Year | 1660 |
| Type | painting |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Subject | The three acts of denial of Jesus by the Apostle Peter as described in the four Gospels of the New Testament. |
| Dimensions | 154 cm × 169 cm (61 in × 67 in) |
| Location | Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
| Owner | Rijksmuseum |
| Accession | SK-A-3137[1] |
The Denial of Peter is a 1660 painting by Rembrandt, now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It depicts the denial of Peter, an event in the Passion of Jesus.
After the
The painting measures 154 cm × 169 cm (61 in × 67 in). It is signed and dated, "Rembrandt 1660".[1]
Rembrandt never made a journey to Italy, as many of his contemporaries did. It is therefore thought that his treatment of themes such as the Denial derived substantially from prints based on foreign works. In this case there are two engravings, both based on paintings by the Flemish artist Gerard Seghers, which are implicated in Rembrandt's Denial. The first is by Schelte a Bolswert,[2] the second an engraving by Giovanni Antonio de Paoli.[3]
After passing through the hands of several art collectors and dealers in the Netherlands and then France, the painting was sold with 118 other artworks to
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Painting by Gerard Seghers, c.1623 -
Engraving by Giovanni Antonio de Paoli
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Rijksmuseum
- ^ British Museum
- JSTOR 865663.
Bibliography
- Roberta D'Adda, Rembrandt, Milano, Skira, 2006.
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