St. Peter Repentant

St. Peter Repentant (1645) by Georges de La Tour

St. Peter Repentant (1645) by Georges de La Tour shows a wide-eyed St. Peter, with his hands clasped in grief, contemplating his denial of Jesus. We see the rooster to reinforce the Bible story where Peter denied that he was with Jesus three times before the cock crowed. LaTour is unique among famous Baroque artists in that the chronology of his paintings are generally unknown. Until the 20th century, many of his paintings were mis-attributed to Spanish Baroque artists. This fantastic piece is housed the equally fantastic Cleveland Museum of Art.