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The Penitence of Saint Peter,
1621

Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish, 1591–1652

2017-138

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Title

The Penitence of Saint Peter

Dates

1621

Maker

Jusepe de Ribera

Medium

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

sheet trimmed to plate: 31.6 × 23.5 cm (12 7/16 × 9 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jonathan M. Brown, Graduate School Class of 1964

Object Number

2017-138

Place Made

Europe, Italy, Naples

Signatures

Signed and dated 1621 (in reverse)

Inscription

overlaid monograms, lower right: SHP and ABR inscribed in plate, lower right: 1621

Marks/Labels/Seals

Watermark: Single encircled anchor surmounted by star

Reference Numbers

B. 7; Brown 1973, no. 6, I/II; Brown 1989, no. 6

Culture

Spanish

Type

prints, etchings

Materials

ink, paper (fiber product)

Techniques

engraving (printing process), etching (printing process)

Subject

figures (representations), saints, men, bible stories

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Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591–1652), The Penitence of Saint Peter, 1621. Etching and engraving; 31.6 × 23.5 cm (trimmed to plate). Gift of Jonathan M. Brown, Graduate School Class of 1964 (2017-138)

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