The Denial of Saint Peter (Hendrick ter Brugghen)
| The Denial of Saint Peter | |
|---|---|
| Dutch: De verloochening van Petrus, French: Le reniement de saint Pierre | |
| Artist | Hendrick ter Brugghen |
| Year | 1628 |
| Catalogue | A35, A30 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Subject | Denial of Peter |
| Dimensions | 132.3 cm × 178 cm (52.1 in × 70 in) |
| Location | Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago |
| Accession | 1969.3 |
| Website | http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/30901 |
The Denial of Saint Peter 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 painting shows a marked departure from Ter Brugghen's earlier painting in its emphasis on play of light, its baroque quality and a resolved sensibility.