Sebastiano Ricci, The Liberation of St. Peter

1717-24
Church of San Stae, Venice

In Acts 12:6-11 St. Peter is chained in Herod's prison when an angel comes to lead him out. Apparently for dramatic effect the artist ignores the passage's details regarding Peter's clothing and sandals.

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Photographed at the church by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.