The Blessed Aloysius Gonzaga in Ecstasy
ca. 1629
Medium
Brush and brown ink; enlarged (probably by Pierre-Jean Mariette) below and at right with strips of ca. 7 mm and completed with brush and gray wash; framing lines in pen and black ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/16 x 3 1/16 in. (10.3 x 7.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013
Accession Number
2013.207
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About this artwork
This drawings titled "The Blessed Aloysius Gonzaga in Ecstasy" by Anthony van Dyck dates to ca. 1629. Executed in brush and brown ink; enlarged (probably by pierre-jean mariette) below and at right with strips of ca. 7 mm and completed with brush and gray wash; framing lines in pen and black ink, this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with Drawings and Prints. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major m...
About the Artist
Anthony van Dyck · 1599–1641
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who revolutionized portrait painting and became the most influential court painter in 17th-century England. Born in Antwerp as the seventh of twelve children to a prosperous silk merchant, van Dyck displayed extraordinary artistic talent from childhood. He trained under Hendrick van Balen before joining Peter Paul Rubens's workshop as a...