Night scene in a cave with an old woman holding burning coals in a pot, a boy blowing into the fire at left

Q: When was "Night scene in a cave with an old woman holding burning coals in a pot, a boy blowing into the fire at left" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1750–57.

Q: Is "Night scene in a cave with an old woman holding burning coals in a pot, a boy blowing into the fire at left" in the public domain?

Yes, Night scene in a cave with an old woman holding burning coals in a pot, a boy blowing into the fire at left is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Peter Paul Rubens|Charles Hutin|Christian Friedrich Boetius

ca. 1750–57

Night scene in a cave with an old woman holding burning coals in a pot, a boy blowing into the fire at left by Peter Paul Rubens|Charles Hutin|Christian Friedrich Boetius

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 16 15/16 × 12 5/8 in. (43 × 32 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Accession Number

51.501.7629

About the Artist

Peter Paul Rubens|Charles Hutin|Christian Friedrich Boetius · 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 ...

Night scene in a cave with an old woman holding burning coals in a pot, a boy blowing into the fire at left

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