Cimon and Iphigenia
about 1617 | Peter Paul Rubens
The narrative of this novella in Boccaccio’s Decamerone tells the story of Cimon who, despite his high birth, is not interested in education or manners. But when he sees the beautiful and cultured Iphigenia, he decides to earn her love by acquiring all the knowledge that is necessary for a nobleman. For the still life with fruit, and the landscape Rubens had the help, as so often, of the painters Frans Snyders and Jan Wildens.
The narrative of this novella in Boccaccio’s Decamerone tells the story of Cimon who, despite his high birth, is not interested in education or manners. But when he sees the beautiful and cultured Iphigenia, he decides to earn her love by acquiring all the knowledge that is necessary for a nobleman. For the still life with fruit, and the landscape Rubens had the help, as so often, of the painters Frans Snyders and Jan Wildens.
Artist:
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 Siegen - 1640 Antwerpen) DNB
Time:
about 1617
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
allseitig beschnitten, links wohl stärker: Overall: 208 x 282 cm
Framed: 247 x 321 x 11 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 532
Provenance
1635-1648 Coll. Buckingham; 1685 documented in Prague, 1721 transported from Prague to Vienna, 1733 documented in the gallery