Saint Peter in prayer, looking upwards and to the right

Art Historical Context

Behold *Saint Peter in Prayer, Looking Upwards and to Right*, a captivating etching from 1656–60, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints department. Created through a remarkable collaboration, it draws on the masterful vision of Jusepe deera—known as "Lo Spagnoletto" for his Spanish origins and small stature—while involving Flemish artists David Teniers the Younger and engraver Lucas Vorsterman. Ribera, a leading figure in the Neapolitan Baroque, specialized in tenebrist realism, using stark light and shadow to evoke profound emotion, perfectly suiting this intimate p...