View of the Garden of the Rubenshuis, Antwerp
1699–1732
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 11 5/16 x 14 1/16 in. (28.7 x 35.7 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
51.501.7503
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lush gardens of the Rubenshuis Antwerp through this exquisite 1699–1732 engraving by Jacques van Croes and Jacobus Harrewijn Titled *View of the Garden of Rubenshuis, Antwerp*, captures the manicured grounds of the renowned home and studio of Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens. Measuring 11 5/16 x 14 1/16 inches, this detailed print offers a serene panoramic vista, likely based on van Croes's design and meticulously engraved by Harrewijn, a snapshot of 17th- and early 18th-century Flemish landscape architecture. The Rubenshuis, built by Rubens around 1610, was not just a residence...
About the Artist
Jacques van Croes|Jacobus Harrewijn (Flemish|Dutch) · 1699 |1660 –1750 |1732
Flemish, active 17th century|Dutch, 1660–after 1732