Personifications of the Nile, Indus, Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
18 3/8 x 23 1/4 in. (46.7 x 59 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
Accession Number
59.208.108
Tags
Male NudesFemale NudesPuttiCrocodilesTigers
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Anonymous, Flemish, 17th century · 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 ...