The very freely painted sketch, with 'All Saints' as its subject, was later developed by Rubens in a drawing. This drawing acted as a model for an engraving made by Theodoor Galle. The drawing and the mirrored print are, on the whole, very similar to the sketch. This similarity allows the figures on the Rubens oil sketch to be identified.
Specifications
| Title | All Saints |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 38 cm Height 58 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Peter Paul Rubens
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| Accession number | 1738 (OK) |
| Credits | Gift A.J. Lamme, 1863 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1863 |
| Creation date | in circa 1614 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Petrus Paulus Rubens in het Museum Boijmans (1933) Schilderkunst uit de eerste hand, Olieverfschetsen van Tintoretto tot Goya (1983) The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| External exhibitions |
Rubens. Painter of Sketches (2018) |
| 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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