This is a study for the figure setting down a chest full of gifts shown at lower right in the painting ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ painted by Rubens for the Council Chamber in Antwerp’s City Hall. Rubens followed a fixed procedure in preparing his paintings. First he drew a schematic compositional study, then an oil sketch and finally various drawn studies for individual figures and other elements. Rubens used all these materials as the basis for the actual painting, which he made with the assistance of pupils and studio assistants.
Specifications
| Title | Kneeling Male Nude |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk, heightened with white |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 520 mm Width 390 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Peter Paul Rubens
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| Accession number | V 52 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1609-1610 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Van Pisanello tot Cézanne (1992) Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) |
| External exhibitions |
The Young Van Dyck (2012) Rubens. Painter of Sketches (2018) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Antwerp > Belgium > 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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