Jusepe de Ribera
The Penitence of Saint Peter

ArtistSpanish, 1591–1652, active Italy
PublisherDutch, 1614–1679
CultureSpanish
Titles
  • The Penitence of Saint Peter
Date1621
MediumEtching with engraving on laid paper, state I/II
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 11/16 in. (32.4 × 24.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Lewis Coulson in honor of Susan Schulman
Object number2022.310
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe printer, c. 1621; [Paul McCarron, New York, until March 2008]; Dr. Lewis Coulson, Chicago, 2008-2022; given to MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Dated and signed in printed ink, block, bottom right corner: 1621 [reverse] / SHP AR
Verso: [inaccesible]
Recto [inside mat]: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom edge: Jusepe de Ribera / (1591 - 1652) / The Penitence of Saint Peter [underlined] / (1621) / Bertsch 7 / Brown 6 1/11
Recto [inside mat]: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: paper shows foolscap watermark / $5,500.

Fig. 7

Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: Ribera 84 BEWW PM-07-11-WRE
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: APG[?]661

Watermark: Foolscap
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 7, Brown 6

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