Opziende Petrus, voor de Transfiguratie 1561 - 1590

"Opziende Petrus, voor de Transfiguratie" is a preparatory drawing by Italian Baroque painter Camillo Procaccini, dated between 1561 and 1590, now housed at the Rijksmuseum. The drawing depicts a study of the apostle Peter’s head and shoulders in a seemingly sleeping pose, created using black chalk and heightened with white on blue paper, a common practice of the period. This study likely served as a preparatory sketch for a larger composition depicting the Transfiguration of Christ, a pivotal moment in the Gospels where Peter, James, and John witness Jesus’s divine transformation. The detailed depiction of Peter's features and the subtle use of light and shadow are characteristic of Procaccini's style.