# Liberation of St Peter

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CARACCIOLO, Giovanni Battista](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caracciolo-giovanni-battista-r6ae84be7e4e5b9>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

This picture was painted just after Caracciolo came back from Rome and is his definite masterpiece. It is also one of the most fascinating and original interpretations of Caravaggio&#39;s style. Of particular note is the splendidly classical figure of the angel who is about to take the hand of the frightened St Peter. Caracciolo understood Caravaggio&#39;s art probably better than any other Caravaggist painter. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 21 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/16\_cent/palestrina\_missa\_brevis\_petrus.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Brevis \(Tu es Petrus\)&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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- [A Young Man](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caracciolo-giovanni-battista-r6ae84be7e4e5b9/a-young-man-r952dac4119fac3>)
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- [Noli me tangere](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caracciolo-giovanni-battista-r6ae84be7e4e5b9/noli-me-tangere-r17a22ecbd47abd>)
- [Salome](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caracciolo-giovanni-battista-r6ae84be7e4e5b9/salome-rfd98f501c05bb9>)
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- [Sleeping Cupid](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caracciolo-giovanni-battista-r6ae84be7e4e5b9/sleeping-cupid-r48a86f2bf811a0>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)