Portrait of Albert, Archduke of Austria, Sovereign of the Southern Netherlands
Medium
Engraving; New Holl.'s fourth state of four
Dimensions
Plate: 16 5/8 × 11 3/4 in. (42.3 × 29.8 cm) Sheet: 17 in. × 12 1/16 in. (43.2 × 30.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.42.1
Tags
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Jan Muller|Albert VII, Archduke of Austria · 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 ...