# St Peter Freed from Prison [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LIPPI, Filippino]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Fresco, 230 x 88 cm ## Commentary This scene is part of the fresco cycle depicting the story of life of St Peter. It shows Peter being awoken by the Angel and taken out of his cell, while the guard is sound asleep and notices nothing. The fresco was originally attributed to to Masaccio. Since the nineteenth century all critics agree in the attribution to Filippino. ## Related artworks - [Abraham]() - [Adam]() - [Adoration of the Child \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Child]() - [Adoration of the Child]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Allegory of Music or Erato]() - [Allegory]() - [Altar wall of the Carafa Chapel]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()