Negación de Peter

Peter recoils in fear as a rooster crows beside him, while Jesus stands bound under guard by a Roman soldier holding a spear. The composition brings together the sorrowful moment when Peter, despite his earlier confidence, denied knowing the Lord during the night of Jesus’ arrest and trial. The rooster becomes the unmistakable sign of Christ’s prophecy: before it crowed, Peter would deny Him three times.

This artwork highlights the contrast between Jesus’ silent faithfulness and Peter’s human weakness. It is a vivid visual resource for teaching repentance, discipleship, spiritual failure, and restoration during Holy Week, Passion narratives, Sunday school lessons, and sermon materials on the trial of Christ.