The Penitence of Saint Peter

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Artist Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591–1652, active Italy)Spanish, 1591–1652, active Italy

PublisherPublished by Frans van den Wyngaerde(Dutch, 1614–1679)Dutch, 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

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ProvenanceThe printer, c. 1621; [Paul McCarron, New York, until March 2008]; Dr. Lewis Coulson, Chicago, 2008-2022; given to MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition History"Old Masters" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, June 23-Nov. 28, 2023 [Second Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Beck Building 201-8, 210-212,217: No Catalog]
Published References None 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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