This drawing portrays St Joseph as the patron saint of the Order of Carmelites, and reproduces the central part of a lost painting by Rubens, an altarpiece commissioned by Archduke Albert and the Infanta Isabella that was painted in 1620. The drawing was also a design for a print; this is why it has been indented. The stone tablet at the bottom - blank in the drawing - has an inscription in the print.
Specifications
| Title | Saint Joseph Carrying the Christ Child |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, heightened with white, indented for transfer |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 436 mm Width 323 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Justus van Egmont
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| Accession number | MB 5031 (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of F.J.O. Boijmans, 1847 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1847 |
| Creation date | in circa 1687-1688 |
| Collector | Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) De Collectie Twee - wissel VI, Prenten & Tekeningen (2010) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Indenting
> Indented
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Indenting
> Indented
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
