He holds his head in both hands.
Bible in art · Matthew
The Sorrow of Saint Peter (La douleur de Saint Pierre)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Peter has rushed out of the courtyard into a dark street under an arch. He clutches his head with both hands and stumbles forward, his cloak swinging.
Behind him, a group of figures stands in shadow by the wall, and a lit window glows pink above. Tissot painted Peter large and close, filling the left of the sheet.
From the text
- “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times” (Matthew 26:75)
- “he went outside and wept bitterly” (Matthew 26:75)
The artist’s own
- A narrow street under arches at night
- A lit window above the street
Details
Peter
Stumbling
His feet stumble over the cobbles.
In the shadows
A group of people stands by the wall.
The window
A lit window high in the wall.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.251) · Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper · Brooklyn Museum (Commons file page, «Permission»): "This image was uploaded by the Brooklyn Museum as a content partnership, and is considered to have no known copyright restrictions by the institutions of the Brooklyn Museum." — "No known copyright restrictions".