Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter, David Teniers the Younger, ca. 1645–47

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Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter, ca. 1645–47, Oil on wood, 21 3/4 x 29 7/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, Antwerp 1610–1690 Brussels), Teniers’s talents as a still life painter, observer of folksy figures, and popular moralist are amply evident in this well preserved panel. By including Saint Peter in prison (Acts 12:5–11) as a background scene, the artist makes a pointed comparison between everyday life in his own time and that of King Herod

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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