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Nicolas Tournier

The Denial of St. Peter, ca. 1630
Oil on canvas

Gift of the Museum's Members Guild in honor of its 20^th
anniversary, and in memory of Mr. Robert W. Woodruff on the
occasion of the 100^th anniversary of Coca-Cola, 1986.52

This painting depicts Saint Peter's moment of
spiritual crisis as he denies knowing Jesus for
the third time. The artist's dramatic use of light
and shade heightens the emotional intensity of
the scene.