Bernardo Strozzi
Genova 1581 - 1644 Venice
The Liberation of St. Peter from Jail, circa 1642-1644
Pen and ink on paper
26.9 x 19 cm
10 5/8 x 7 1/2 in
This recently rediscovered drawing of Saint Peter Delivered from Prison reveals Bernardo Strozzi at his most experimental, using dense hatching and strong chiaroscuro in a manner characteristic of his Venetian period. Comparisons with related paintings, drawings and the artist’s only known etching suggest that the sheet was conceived as a preparatory design…