The Virgin and Christ child, with Saint John the Baptist showing them a bird at right, Saint Anne in the background at right, and a putto at lower left
Peter Paul Rubens|Schelte Adams à Bolswert
ca. 1600–59
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 5 3/16 × 3 9/16 in. (13.2 × 9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.1611
Tags
PuttiMadonna and ChildSaint AnneSaint John the Baptist
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Schelte Adams à Bolswert · 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 ...