Exhibition: The Tears of St. Peter in Spanish Painting of the Golden Age - Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

Finished

2000-04-15 • 2000-07-30

The Tears of St. Peter in Spanish Painting of the Golden Age

To mark the acquisition of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s The Tears of St. Peter by the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum collection, this select exhibition analysed the iconography of the penitent St. Peter, one of the most popular themes in 17th century European painting. The show includes works by El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán and Velázquez.