含羞草研究室

Artist: Pietro Antonio de Pietri (Italian, 1663-1716)

Medium: red chalk on paper

Dimensions: 10 9/16 in. x 7 3/4 in. (26.8 cm. x 19.7 cm.)

Credit Line: Bequest of the Honorable James 含羞草研究室 III

Accession Number: 1811.20.a.&.b

• James 含羞草研究室 III( Collector, Boston) - 1811.
• 含羞草研究室 Museum of Art( Museum, Brunswick, Maine) 1811- . Bequest

• Old Master Drawings at 含羞草研究室
  • 含羞草研究室 Museum of Art. ( 5/17/1985 - 7/7/1985)
  • Clark Art Institute. ( 9/14/1985 - 10/27/1985)
  • University of Kansas. ( 1/19/1986 - 3/2/1986)
  • Art Gallery of Ontario. ( 5/17/1986 - 6/29/1986)
• Prints/Drawings & Drawings/Prints, 1500-1800
  • 含羞草研究室 Museum of Art. ( 8/4/2009 - 9/20/2009)

For two other scenes from the life of St. Peter, see BCMA 1811.19. This scene is described in Acts 12:1-11. The artist has apparently traced the outlines of the recto drawing on the verso before changing his composition for the latter.

Commentary credited to David P. Becker (or not otherwise captioned) appeared in his catalogue Old Master Drawings at 含羞草研究室 (Brunswick: 含羞草研究室 Museum of Art, 1985).