Repentance of Peter

Master of Hakendover, c. 1425

The figure of the kneeling apostle is built up of diagonal planes that extend into the piled rocks. This compact composition directs the viewer’s gaze to very heart of the work, namely Peter’s contorted face and clasped hands. The apostle’s moral dilemma – he has just denied knowing Jesus – is dramatized with such intensity that the sculpture has a distinctly modern appearance.

  • Artwork typesculpture
  • Object numberBK-2011-3
  • Dimensionsheight 34.6 cm x width 33.5 cm x depth 12 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoak

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The Repentant St Peter
    • Repentance of Peter

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2011-3

  • Description

    In reliëf gesneden voorstelling van de knielende apostel Petrus in lange mantel, met gevouwen handen, weergegeven tegen een achtergrond van onregelmatig gestapelde rotsblokken.

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: Master of Hakendover, Brussels

  • Dating

    c. 1425

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oak

  • Dimensions

    height 34.6 cm x width 33.5 cm x depth 12 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift in lieu of inheritance tax of the heirs of H.O. Goldschmidt

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Professor Dr H.O. Goldschmidt (1920-2009), Eindhoven, date unknown; donated to the museum by his heirs, Mr H. Goldschmidt, Tilburg and Mrs M.A.B. Goldschmidt, Wassenaar, in lieu of inheritance tax, 2011

Documentation

    • Geschenk uit de Hemel, Amsterdam (Rijksmuseum), januari 2012 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7ZtWnrBFnV4.
    • K.W. Woods, Newly discovered work in England by the Master of Hakendover, uit: Oud-Holland : nieuwe bijdragen voor de geschiedenis der Nederlandsche kunst, letterkunde, nijverheid, enz., 113, 1999, 3, pagina pp. 93-106 - p. 100, 102

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