This drawing is a preparatory study for The Resurrection of Christ (now in the State Hermitage in Saint Petersburg).
There were numerous study sheets such as this one in Rubens’ studio. In addition to composition drawings Rubens also made separate studies for details in his paintings. He took great pains to make a convincing representation of postures and the musculature of individual limbs. He kept these studies and sometimes used them again later. As such, the studies on a single sheet do not necessarily relate to a single painting. In this case the three studies are preparatory to two secondary figures in a painting of The Resurrection.
Specifications
| Title | Studies of Arms and Legs |
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| Material and technique | Black chalk, traces of heightening with white |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 350 mm Width 240 mm |
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Peter Paul Rubens
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| Accession number | V 27 recto (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1610-1611 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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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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