Calling of Saint Peter
Maker
Giovanni Battista Lama (artist)
1673-1748
1673-1748
Title
Calling of Saint Peter
Medium
chalk (red), pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) on laid paper, laid down on an historic support
Dimensions
Height: 14 cm
Width: 20 cm
Width: 20 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4075
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
According to the Gospel of Saint Matthew (4: 18-20), Christ was walking on the shore of the Sea of Galilee when he saw the two brothers Andrew and Simon – later known as Peter – in their fishing boat and asked them to follow him. Saint Peter is shown here spreading his arms towards Christ as if in response to his call.
Lama was one of the minor painters who worked in the studio of the prominent artist Luca Giordano (1634–1705).
Lama was one of the minor painters who worked in the studio of the prominent artist Luca Giordano (1634–1705).
Provenance
J.H.J. Mellaert (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Special Display - Neapolitan drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 06/10/2011-26/01/2012
Inscriptions
Inscription: Gio. Batta Lama
Inscription: 8
Inscription: #4
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: 8
Inscription: #4
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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