Saint Peter 1799

Lukas Stipperger’s 1799 drawing, "Saint Peter", depicts the apostle in the act of denial after his third denial of Jesus, as described in the New Testament. This is an example of religious artwork, showing a detailed scene of an important moment in Christian history. The image is created in a loose, sketch-like style, using pen and brown ink on paper. The work is currently in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.