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La negación de San Pedro

1610
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 620
Maravilla de concisión narrativa y pictórica, este cuadro, pintado por Caravaggio durante los últimos meses de su tempestuosa vida, marca la fase final de su revolución estilística. En efecto, el artista renuncia a la delicadeza y la belleza del color para concentrarse exclusivamente en el drama humano. Pedro, en el patio del sumo sacerdote, es acusado por una mujer de ser un seguidor de Cristo. El dedo acusador del soldado y los dos dedos extendidos de la mujer aluden a las tres acusaciones y a las tres negaciones de Pedro. En las obras tardías de Caravaggio, los efectos dramáticos se deben al violento contraste entre las zonas de luz intensa y los fondos oscuros.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: La negación de San Pedro
  • Artista: Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi), italiano, 1571–1610
  • Fecha: 1610
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 94 x 125,4 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de Herman y Lila Shickman, y compra, donación de Lila Acheson Wallace, 1997
  • Número de inventario: 1997.167
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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