This impressive study of an unknown woman is one of Rubens's finest drawings. He used red chalk for the face, neck and hands, and black chalk for the clothes. The face with the slghtly open mouth is drawn three-quarter view. Evidently Rubens was extremely pleased with this study as he used it in several paintings, including 'The Crowning of St Catherine', his altar piece of 1631 (Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio).
Specifications
| Title | Young Woman with Folded Hands |
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| Material and technique | Black and red chalk, heightened with white |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 473 mm Width 354 mm |
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Peter Paul Rubens
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| Accession number | V 81 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1629-1630 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Van Pisanello tot Cézanne (1992) Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) TEFAF - Collecting Collectors (2016) |
| External exhibitions |
L'Europe de Rubens (2013) Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019) Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen @ Rijksmuseum (2023) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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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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