The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier, modello
about 1616/17 | Peter Paul Rubens
Like the modello for The Miracles of St. Ignatius of Loyola (Inv. No. GG 530) this sketch is from a design phase that already included all the important details for the monumental altarpiece. The brushwork here, however, is marked by much greater freedom and motion than are found in the finished painting, to which the painters in Rubens’s studio made substantial contributions. The modello expresses the artistic temperament of the master with great immediacy.
Like the modello for The Miracles of St. Ignatius of Loyola (Inv. No. GG 530) this sketch is from a design phase that already included all the important details for the monumental altarpiece. The brushwork here, however, is marked by much greater freedom and motion than are found in the finished painting, to which the painters in Rubens’s studio made substantial contributions. The modello expresses the artistic temperament of the master with great immediacy.
Artist:
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 Siegen - 1640 Antwerpen) DNB
Time:
about 1616/17
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
104,5 x 72,5 cm
Framed: 125 x 93 x 11 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 528
Provenance
1776 from the Jesuits' professed house in Antwerp