It is possible that one of the sisters of Rubens’ wife, Hélène Fourment, was the model for this drawing. For his portraits Rubens often employed the drawing technique known as ‘au trois crayons’: three different coloured chalks. In the 18th century this technique was popular among French artists, especially Watteau, who was a great admirer of Rubens.
Specifications
| Title | Portrait of a Young Woman |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black, red and white chalk |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 280 mm Height 388 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Peter Paul Rubens
|
| Accession number | V 58 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1620-1622 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Van Pisanello tot Cézanne (1992) Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) |
| External exhibitions |
Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Peter Paul Rubens
Siegen 1577 - Antwerpen 1640
The Antwerp painter Peter Paul Rubens was appointed court artist to the Duke of Mantua in Italy at a young age. In 1603 he travelled to Madrid, where he was...
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