# The Denial of St Peter [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ROMBOUTS, Theodor]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 94 x 206 cm ## Commentary From about 1625 in Antwerp, in the same expressive and realistic style as his Caravaggist conversation pieces, Rombouts painted several narrative pictures with religious subjects in a landscape format, mainly for the open market. The present painting is a good illustration of this. It depicts the scene when Peter first betrays Christ after he has been taken prisoner. Theodor Rombouts was one of the most original of the Flemish followers of Caravaggio; this composition is based on <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/c/caravagg/04/23conta.html'\)" href="/html/c/caravagg/04/23conta.html">Caravaggio's Calling of Saint Matthew</a> in San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome. ## Related artworks - [Allegory of the Five Senses \(detail\)]() - [Allegory of the Five Senses]() - [Backgammon Players]() - [Card and Backgammon Players. Fight over Cards]() - [Card Game]() - [Card Player Showing His Hand]() - [Card Players in an Interior]() - [Card Players]() - [Card Players]() - [The Card Players]() - [The Card Players]() - [The Denial of St Peter \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()