Saint Peter paying the Tribute Money
Technical Details
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Title
Saint Peter paying the Tribute Money -
Author
Mattia Preti -
Year
c. 1635 - 6 -
Dimensions
cm 143 x 193 -
Inventory
979 -
Room
XXIX
The story is set in Capernaum. The tax collectors ask Peter for the tribute money paid by Jews wishing to enter the Temple. Jesus orders Peter to fish in the lake, where he would find the coin with which to pay the tribute in a fish’s mouth. While in Rome, Preti was in touch with the adepts of the “manfrediana methodus“, the method of painter Bartolomeo Manfredi based on the study of Caravaggio’s work with a view to selecting typical figures for use in other compositions which, though new, were still painted in the master’s spirit.
