Why it matters
Recognised by a servant woman as a follower of Jesus, Peter, in a white robe, gestures his denial while two armed guards look on. In the background Christ looks over his shoulder as he is led away.
Did you know?
- It is signed and dated 'Rembrandt 1660'.
- Rembrandt never went to Italy; the composition drew on engravings after Gerard Seghers.
- Catherine the Great bought it in 1781; the Soviet government secretly sold it, and the Rijksmuseum acquired it in 1933.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Denial of Saint Peter (Rembrandt) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
