The Lamentation with Saint Francis and Two Angels

Peter Paul Rubens|Paulus Pontius

early 17th–mid 17th century

The Lamentation with Saint Francis and Two Angels by Peter Paul Rubens|Paulus Pontius

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 19 3/16 × 14 15/16 in. (48.8 × 38 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

51.501.589

Tags

AngelsChristSaint FrancisLamentation

About the Artist

Peter Paul Rubens|Paulus Pontius · 15771640

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 ...

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