Six Lions in Various Poses
Medium
Etching; only state
Dimensions
Plate: 5 1/2 × 8 1/8 in. (14 × 20.6 cm) Sheet: 6 in. × 8 1/2 in. (15.2 × 21.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.3116
Tags
Lions
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Wenceslaus Hollar · 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 ...