Jusepe de Ribera, 1612 - The Tears of Saint Peter - fine art print

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Saint Peter, his eyes red with tears and his hands clasped in prayer, is shown following his denial of Christ. The shedding of tears of repentance was celebrated in poetry and song and was key to devotional practice.Spanish by birth, Ribera moved to Italy when he was fourteen or fifteen. He soon became one of the most important and influential followers of Caravaggio’s style. His art was fundamental in the development of painting in Europe in the seventeenth century. This early work is first mentioned in 1644 in the collection of Cardinal Benedetto Monaldi Baldeschi in Rome.

This over 400 year-old work of art with the title The Tears of Saint Peter was made by the Spanish painter Jusepe de Ribera in 1612. The over 400 year old original measures the size: 63 3/4 x 45 in (161,9 x 114,3 cm) and was crafted with the medium oil on canvas. Nowadays, this work of art can be viewed in in the digital collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. With courtesy of - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Gift of Mrs. William M. Haupt, from the collection of Mrs. James B. Haggin, by exchange, and 2011 Benefit Fund, 2012 (public domain license). Creditline of the artwork: Purchase, Gift of Mrs. William M. Haupt, from the collection of Mrs. James B. Haggin, by exchange, and 2011 Benefit Fund, 2012. The alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format and has a ratio of 1 : 1.4, which implies that the length is 29% shorter than the width. Jusepe de Ribera was a painter, printmaker of Spanish nationality, whose style was primarily Baroque. The European artist was born in 1588 in Jativa, Valencia province, Valencia region, Spain and passed away at the age of 64 in the year 1652.

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