The Denial of Saint Peter (Caravaggio)

The Denial of Saint Peter
De verloochening van Christus door Petrus (Dutch)
La Negazione di Pietro (Italian)
Le reniement de saint Pierre (French)
The Denial of Saint Peter by Caravaggio
ArtistCaravaggio
Year1610 (1610)
MediumOil on canvas
SubjectThe three acts of denial of Jesus by the Apostle Peter as described in the four Gospels of the New Testament.
Dimensions94 cm × 125.4 cm (37 in × 49.4 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Accession1997.167
Websitewww.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/110002441

The Denial of Saint Peter (La Negazione di Pietro) is a painting finished around 1610 by the Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio. It depicts Peter denying Jesus after Jesus was arrested. The painting is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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