Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence by Peter Paul Rubens|Anthony van Dyck

Medium

Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white; contours traced with stylus for transfer

Dimensions

sheet: 14 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (37.2 x 27 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, the Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1961

Accession Number

61.68

Tags

SufferingMenSaint Lawrence

About the Artist

Peter Paul Rubens|Anthony van Dyck · 15771640

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 ...

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