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| The Liberation of St. Peter, 1618 Hendrick van Steenwijck the Younger Dutch, 1580-c.1648 Oil on panel 20-1/2 x 25-3/4 in. (52.1 x 65.4 cm) Norton Simon Art Foundation, Gift of Mr. Norton Simon M.1979.58.P © 2012 Norton Simon Art Foundation On view Hendrick van Steenwijck was known by his contemporaries as a painter of architectural motifs. Gothic church interiors, palace terraces and prison interiors formed the subjects of much of his work. The dimly lit, vaulted prison interior with deep perspectival space and sleeping guards is completely characteristic of paintings by Steenwijck, who used geometry and mathematical formulas in his compositions. St. Peter’s liberation by the angel after being imprisoned by King Herod is just one of several focal points in the composition. Steenwijck painted more than 25 versions of this subject, each of them slightly different from the others. View Provenance
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