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Home Collection Artworks The baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch

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    Peter Paul Rubens, 1630 - 1635

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The baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch

The baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch

Jan van der Elburcht (in 1556 - 1563)

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  • Esther Werdiger asked

    Tablet Magazine would like to license this image to use in an online magazine story.

  • Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

    Dear Esther, since the artist died long ago (longer than 70 years) you can freely use the image in your magazine. You can download a low res image from the online collection. In case you need a high res file, please contact images@boijmans.nl. Kind regards, Els

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Title The baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch
Material and technique Oil on panel
Object type
Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location This object is in storage
Dimensions Width 99 cm
Height Error: 186,5 is not a valid BCD value cm
Artists Painter: Jan van der Elburcht
Previously attributed: Pieter Aertsen
Accession number 2121 (OK)
Credits Gift W.A. Engelbrecht, 1938
Department Old Masters
Acquisition date 1938
Creation date in 1556 - 1563
Internal exhibitions Van Eyck tot Bruegel (1994)
External exhibitions Reunie. Van Quinten Metsijs tot Peter Paul Rubens. (2012)
Reünie - verlenging 2017 (2016)
Reünie - verlenging 4 (2017)
Ode aan Antwerpen (2023)
Material
Object
Geographical origin Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Jan van der Elburcht

Elburg circa 1500 - Antwerpen 1571

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