1660_Denial_of_Peter_Rembrandt.txt

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 – 1669
The Denial of Peter

oil on canvas (154 × 169 cm) — 1660
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn biography

This work is linked to Mark 14:70

Peter denounces Jesus by claiming not to be one of his followers - exactly as Jesus had predicted. Peter thought he would never deny his master. Here a servant of high priest Kajafas recognizes Peter. In the background, hardly visible, Jesus is taken away by soldiers.