Dancing Nymphs in a Glade
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, on blue paper
Dimensions
sheet: 6 5/16 x 10 13/16 in. (16.1 x 27.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession Number
1975.131.186
Tags
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Bernard Picart|Guglielmo della Porta · 1577–1640
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) stands as the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition and the greatest exponent of Baroque painting's dynamism, vitality, and sensuous exuberance. Born in Siegen, Westphalia, and raised in Antwerp, Rubens received a humanist education studying Latin and classical literature before pursuing artistic training under three masters: Tobias Verhaecht, Adam ...