Jordaens had a characteristic drawing style with strong contours and the use of white highlights and colours. Some of his drawings, especially the composition studies, are rather large. The Royal Museums in Brussels owns an equally large oil sketch by Jordaens that displays many similarities to this drawing. The painting for which they both served as studies is unknown.
Specifications
| Title | The Circumcision |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Red and black chalk, brown wash, brush in watercolour and gouache, the contours outlined in pen in brown, heightened with white |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 500 mm Width 587 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jacob Jordaens (I)
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| Accession number | MB 5014 (PK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1866 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1866 |
| Creation date | in circa 1660 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) De Collectie Twee - wissel I, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Brown wash
> Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
Jacob Jordaens (I)
Antwerpen 1593 - Antwerpen 1678
Jacob Jordaens worked as an assistant of Rubens. After the death of Rubens, Jordaens completed a number of paintings that were intended for Spain. The influence...
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