The Wedding Feast of Peleus and Thetis

The Wedding Feast of Peleus and Thetis by Peter Paul Rubens|Frans van den Wyngaerde

Medium

Etching; third state of three (Hollstein)

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 12 1/4 × 16 7/16 in. (31.1 × 41.7 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

51.501.7677

About the Artist

Peter Paul Rubens|Frans van den Wyngaerde · 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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