Saint Agatha's Vision Of Saint Peter In Prison

Sant%27Agata_in_carcere_visitata_da_San_Pietro_-_Vouet

''Saint Agatha's Vision of Saint Peter in Prison'' is an oil-on-canvas painting created c.1625 by the French painter

Simon Vouet Simon Vouet (; 9 January 1590 – 30 June 1649) was a French painter who studied and rose to prominence in Italy before being summoned by Louis XIII to serve as Premier peintre du Roi in France. He and his studio of artists created religious and m ...

, showing the imprisoned

Agatha of Sicily Agatha of Sicily () is a Christian saint. Her feast is on 5 February. Agatha was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred . She is one of several virgin martyrs who are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mas ...

having a vision of a visit from

Peter the Apostle ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupatio ...

, who heals her wounds. It is now in the Galleria Regionale del Palazzo Abatellis in

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

, where it entered from the former Jesuit college in

Cassaro Cassaro ( Sicilian: ''Càssaru'', in the local dialect: ''Càssuru'') is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). The name is originally from the Arabic word القصر (''al-Qasru'') meaning "the castle." ...

. Paintings by Simon Vouet 1625 paintings Paintings in Palazzo Abatellis Paintings depicting Saint Peter Paintings depicting Agatha of Sicily {{17C-painting-stub