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St. Peter in Penitence
David Teniers the Youngerc.1634
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom
A pendant to DPG323, Saint Mary Magdalen in Penitence.
Details
- Title: St. Peter in Penitence
- Date: c.1634
- Physical Dimensions: w535 x h311 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil
- Work Nationality: Flemish
- Support: Panel
- Provenance: London, Sir Francis Bourgeois, 1811; Bourgeois Bequest, 1811.
- Inscriptions: TINIER
- Further Information: Pair to DPG323, St. Mary Magdalene in Penitence. The cock (to the right, near a waterfall) refers to Peter's denials of Christ (Mark XV, 30, 60-72): according to a tradition, particularly strong in Flanders, the Apostle used to shed tears whenever the heard a cock crow. There is a preliminary drawing for this panel in the Courtauld Institute Galleries.
- Artist: Teniers, David the younger
- Acquisition Method: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (Bequest, 1811)
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