Caption

The Liberation of Saint Peter, by Jan Rembowski 1879–1923. Pastel, before 1923; height 70 cm, width 95.5 cm. Depicts Saint Peter; religious scene influenced by Jacek Malczewski and related to the artist’s compositions for multiple figures; part of the artist’s experimental shift in expression., A framed painting shows a bearded older man in brown clothing standing beside a bare-chested young figure with short hair and a glowing halo in shades of yellow and white around the head; the young figure has a neutral expression and blue eyes, and darker wings or a dark backdrop rise behind them in blue tones. The older man faces the young figure and holds or touches the young figure’s hands with both of his hands; the older man’s beard is pale yellow and his clothing includes brown and muted green shades with a white collar visible. In the background a group of seated and standing figures appear in muted greens, blues, and grayish tones, some holding long spear-like objects, and the ground shows patches of green and brown. The overall palette includes blues, yellows, browns, greens, grays, and touches of purple, and the whole image is enclosed in a dark wooden frame.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_408

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.9Mb (2.6Mb) / 15.8in x 11.1in / 4727 x 3318 (300dpi)

Keywords

Liberation Saint Peter Jan Rembowski 1879–1923 Pastel 1923 height 70 cm width 95.5 cm Depicts Saint Peter religious scene influenced Jacek Malczewski related artist’s compositions multiple figures part artist’s experimental shift expression framed painting bearded older man brown clothing standing beside bare-chested young figure short hair glowing halo shades yellow white head young figure neutral expression blue eyes darker wings dark backdrop rise them blue tones older man faces holds touches young figure’s hands hands older man’s beard pale yellow includes muted green shades white collar visible background group seated standing figures muted greens blues grayish tones holding long spear- objects ground patches green palette yellows browns greens grays purple whole image enclosed dark wooden frame.