The Denial of Saint Peter, 1610, Oil on canvas, 37 x 49 3/8 in. (94 x 125. 4 cm), Paintings, Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Milan or Caravaggio 1571?1610 Porto Ercole), Caravaggio's late works depend for their dramatic effect on brightly lit areas standing in contrast to a dark background. The picture, a marvel of narrative, was painted in the last months of Caravaggio's tempestuous life and marks an extreme stage in his revolutionary style