Saint Catherine of Alexandria
ca. 1620
Medium
Etching, counterproof of the first state of three, with corrections in pen and brown ink and black chalk
Dimensions
Sheet, trimmed nearly to platemark: 12 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (30.8 × 19.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.67.3
Tags
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens · 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 ...