Old woman and a boy with candles
Peter Paul Rubens|Anonymous
ca. 1650–1700
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 8 11/16 × 7 5/8 in. (22 × 19.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Accession Number
24.63.896
Tags
BoysWomen
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Anonymous · 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 ...