Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata
ca. 1613–14
Medium
Etching; second state of three (Hollstein)
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 5/8 × 4 1/8 in. (14.3 × 10.5 cm) Plate: 5 1/2 × 4 1/16 in. (13.9 × 10.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.7144
Tags
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Willem Pietersz. Buytewech · 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 ...