Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter, ca. 1645–47
David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, 1610–1690)
Oil on wood; 21 3/4 x 29 7/8 in. (55.2 x 75.9 cm)
Anonymous Gift, 1964 (64.65.5)
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David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, 1610–1690)
Oil on wood; 21 3/4 x 29 7/8 in. (55.2 x 75.9 cm)
Anonymous Gift, 1964 (64.65.5)
Teniers' talents as a still-life painter, observer of folksy figures, and popular moralist are amply evident in this panel of about 1645—47. By placing Saint Peter in prison (Acts 12:5–11) in the background of a modern guardroom scene, the artist makes a pointed comparison between everyday life in his own time and in that of Herod.
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Related Index Terms
Artist
Material and Technique
- • Painting, Oil on Wood
- • Painting, Oil on Wood, Europe
- • Painting, Oil on Wood, Europe, Low Countries
Subject Matter/Theme
- • Figure, Biblical
- • Figure, Biblical, New Testament
- • Figure, Biblical, New Testament, Other
- • Figure, Saint
- • Figure, Saint, Peter
- • Genre Scenes
- • Genre Scenes, Europe
- • Military
- • Military, Europe
