Landscape with the Calling of St. Peter
17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
sheet: 7 15/16 x 11 5/16 in. (20.1 x 28.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.147.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the tranquil yet dynamic *Landscape with the Calling of. Peter*, Dutch artist Jacob Pynas captures a pivotal biblical moment from the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus summons the fisherman Peter to become a "fisher of men." Created in the early 17th century using pen and brown ink on a modest sheet measuring 7 15/16 x 11 5/16 inches, this drawing exemplifies the emerging Dutch interest in integrating religious narratives with expansive natural settings. Pynas, active during the dawn of the Dutch Golden Age, drew inspiration from Caravaggesque tenebrism and Italian landscapes, blending dramati...