This drawing of a famous episode from Roman history was probably a design for a painting that has not survived. Jordaens often simply
added an extra strip of paper when he ran out of room, as he has done here on the left-hand side. He also added colour, not so much to make the drawing more beautiful but to indicate the colours for a painting.
Specifications
| Title | The Continence of Scipio |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Brush and brown ink, brown wash, body colour, red chalk in the face of the man at the far left; a strip of paper was added to the left edge by Jordaens, laid down |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 220 mm Width 242 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jacob Jordaens (I)
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| Accession number | MB 5008 recto (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of F.J.O. Boijmans, 1847 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1847 |
| Creation date | in circa 1636 |
| Collector | Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) De Collectie Twee - wissel III, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| 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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