DETAILS
- Artist
- Matthias Withoos
- Date
- 1660
- Location
- Hermitage Museum
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THE ARTIST
Matthias Withoos
Matthias Withoos was a Dutch painter renowned for his detailed still lifes featuring insects and reptiles, as well as grand cityscapes.
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The Denial of Saint Peter
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