Saint Catherine
ca. 1600–59
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 15 1/8 × 9 13/16 in. (38.4 × 24.9 cm) Sheet: 19 5/8 × 14 3/8 in. (49.9 × 36.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Accession Number
2007.49.371
Tags
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Schelte Adams à Bolswert · 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 ...