Liberation of Saint Peter
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The Liberation of Saint Peter is a story told in the Acts of the Apostles in which Saint Peter is rescued from prison by an angel. Although described in a short textual passage, the tale has given rise to theological discussions and has been the subject of a number of artworks.
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Depiction in art
The following artists have depicted this event:
- Antonio de Bellis, The Liberation of St. Peter
- Battistello Caracciolo, Liberation of St. Peter
- Giovanni Ghisolfi, Saint Peter freed from prison
- Giovanni Lanfranco, Liberation of Saint Peter
- Gerrit van Honthorst, St. Peter Released from Prison
- Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Liberation of St. Peter
- Filippo Lippi, Liberation of St. Peter (fresco in Brancacci Chapel)
- Pier Francesco Mola, St. Peter Freed from Prison
- Raphael, Deliverance of Saint Peter
- Sebastiano Ricci, Liberation of St. Peter by an angel
- Bernardo Strozzi, The Release of St. Peter
- Jusepe de Ribera painted the scene twice:
- The Deliverance of St. Peter (1639) is in the Museo del Prado
- The Deliverance of St. Peter from Prison (1642) is in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.
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