Masters of the Life of Christ

Masters/James Tissot/The Third Denial of Peter. Jesus' Look of Reproach

The Third Denial of Peter. Jesus' Look of Reproach, opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper by James Tissot, 1886–1894

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In the dark courtyard, Peter denies Jesus a third time. Across the court, Jesus is led past, and turns. Luke says, “the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter.”

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Other masters in room 60, Before the Cock Crow:

The Denial of Peter, oil on copper by Carl Bloch, 1865–1879

Carl Bloch

The Denial of Peter, 1865–1879

Oil on copper

Museum of National History, Frederiksborg Castle

One of the 23 King's Oratory paintings

Peter Repentant, etching by Carl Bloch, 1882

Carl Bloch

Peter Repentant, 1882

Etching, 22.3 × 31.6 cm

SMK, the National Gallery of Denmark (KKSgb4647)

Study for Peter Repentant, pencil by Carl Bloch, 1880–1881

Carl Bloch

Study for Peter Repentant, 1880–1881

Pencil, 27.8 × 20.4 cm

SMK, the National Gallery of Denmark (KKS577)

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Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.

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Image: Brooklyn Museum, via Wikimedia Commons. The work itself is in the public domain.

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