Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Artist	Jusepe de Ribera
Year	c. 1616
Medium	oil painting on canvas
Movement	Baroque Catholic art
Subject	Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Dimensions	126 cm × 112 cm (50 in × 44 in)[1]
Location	Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg
Accession	1890

Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a circa 1616 Catholic Baroque painting by the Spanish-born Neapolitan artist Jusepe de Ribera. It is on display in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 180.^[2]

The painting bears a long and explicit signature on the edge of the table: JOSEPHUS RIBERA HISPANUS VALENTINUS CIVITATIS SETABIS ACADEMICUS ROMANUS; i.e. "José Ribera, a Spaniard from the Kingdom of Valencia, the city of Xàtiva, the Academy of Rome".^[2][3] It was bought by the museum in 1890 from the collection of Gustave Rothan [da]; its previous history could be traced back with certitude until 1809, but only speculatively beyond that date.^[1] Saint Peter and Saint Paul is influenced by Caravaggism in its naturalistic depiction of the two men, while displaying early Classicism in its solid composition.^[2] Ribera reused another canvas to paint over; an upside-down head of a child can still be seen below the parchment in Saint Peter's hand.^[1][2]

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Ribera).

• Saint Pierre et saint Paul Archived 2023-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, presentation on the museum's website