Spanish (probably School of Seville). <em>Head of Penitent Saint Peter</em>, 1660–1700. Oil on canvas, 23 × 17 1/16 in. (58.4 × 43.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Francis Gottsberger in memory of his wife, Eliza, 06.335.3 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 06.335.3_cropped_bw.jpg)

Head of Penitent Saint Peter

Artist:Spanish

Medium: Oil on canvas

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Dates:1660–1700

Dimensions: 23 × 17 1/16 in. (58.4 × 43.3 cm) frame: 35 × 29 × 3 1/2 in. (88.9 × 73.7 × 8.9 cm)

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Accession Number: 06.335.3

Image: 06.335.3_cropped_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Spanish oil painting of Saint Peter, possibly painted by a student of Juan de Valdés Leal (Spanish, 1622-1690). The faces and hands are awkward and doughy, and the painter does not capture emotion as successfully and sensitively as Leal and other painters of the Spanish Baroque. A 1963 conservation report states the following: “Painting is in bad state – old lining is very dirty and brittle. To be exhibited should be re-lined, cleaned, etc. Cleavage exists, discolored varnish, old abrasion, etc. Cannot be keyed out as support would break.”

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