This drawing comes from Jordaens' most creative period, the years between 1628 and 1641. The Feast of Epiphany or the Three Kings is celebrated on 6 January. Jordaens depicted the feast repeatedly, portraying a colourful group of people raising their glasses to the king with the toast 'The king drinks'. The drawing is a carefully worked out modello for the large painting in the Royal Museums in Brussels.
Specifications
| Title | The King Drinks |
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| Material and technique | Black chalk, red chalk, washed in brown, heightened with white, on paper *geplakt op panel* < CHECK NL versie, staat panel ipv paneel |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 505 mm Width 645 mm |
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jacob Jordaens (I)
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| Accession number | V 91 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1638-1640 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) |
| 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 |
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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