Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Wtewael depicted the moment after the Last Supper when the apostle Peter (at the left) denied knowing Jesus in order to protect himself from Roman soldiers searching for Christ's followers. Few works by this artist are known, and he draws on an unusual combination of styles. The dramatic use of light derives from Dutch followers of the Italian painter Caravaggio, in vogue around 1625, while the twisting bodies, startlingly low viewpoint, and tight detailing come from a more refined, courtly mode more popular earlier in the century.
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Michael Sweerts — De dorstigen laven
The Peasant’s Pleasure
Gerard van Honthorst — Christ Crowned with Thorns
Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593–1678) — The Betrayal of Christ
Otto van Veen — De Bataafse belegering van het Romeinse lege
Nicolaes Knupfer — The Legates of Alexander the Great Invest
Roeloff van Zijl — Elisha Mocked by the Little Children
Johann Michael Rottmayr — Mercury rescues the disguised Io a
Aert de Gelder — The Arrest of Christ
Michael Sweerts — De kaartspelers
Ferdinand Bol — Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus Orders the Be
Gioacchino Assereto — Moses Striking the Rock