The Liberation of St Peter

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The Liberation of St Peter is a Baroque painting by Dutch artist Leonaert Bramer depicting the biblical scene of Saint Peter’s miraculous release from prison, notable for its dramatic use of light and shadow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artForm oil painting ⓘ
artisticPeriod Baroque ⓘ
artisticStyle chiaroscuro ⓘ
basedOn Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
biblical account of Saint Peter's imprisonment ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic ⓘ
creator Leonaert Bramer ⓘ
creatorBirthName Leonaert Bramer ⓘ
creatorNationality Dutch ⓘ
creatorOccupation painter ⓘ
depicts Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter

Saint Peter's miraculous release from prison ⓘ
features angel freeing Saint Peter ⓘ
prison setting ⓘ
strong contrasts of light and dark ⓘ
genre religious art ⓘ
hasTheme divine intervention ⓘ
imprisonment and liberation ⓘ
miracle ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
mainCharacter Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter
movement Baroque ⓘ
notableFor dramatic use of light and shadow ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
subjectHeading New Testament in art ⓘ
Saint Peter in art ⓘ

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Leonaert Bramer → notableWork → The Liberation of St Peter ⓘ
Raphael Rooms → containsWork → The Liberation of Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to: The Liberation of St Peter
Room of Heliodorus → hasWallPainting → Liberation of Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to: The Liberation of St Peter
Hendrick Bloemaert → notableWork → The Liberation of Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to: The Liberation of St Peter