Cimon and Iphigenia
about 1617, Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Cimon and Iphigenia
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.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Dated
about 1617
Artist
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 Siegen - 1640 Antwerpen) - GND
Frans Snyders (Stilleben mit Affen) (1579 - 1657 Antwerpen) - GND
Jan Wildens (Landschaft) (1586 - 1653 Antwerpen) - GND
Material
Canvas
Dimensions
allseitig beschnitten, links wohl stärker: Overall: 208 x 282 cm
Framed: 247 x 321 x 11 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 532
Provenance
1635-1648 Coll. Buckingham; 1685 documented in Prague, 1721 transported from Prague to Vienna, 1733 documented in the gallery
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