Peter Paul Rubens
(1577-1640)
Löwenjagd (Ölskizze) Rückseite: Vermählung in Procuratione (Skizze zum Medici-Zyklus),
1621 und 1622
Material / Technology / Carrier
Holz
Dimensions of the object
44 x 50 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 12 Vitrine
Acquisition
1996 mit Unterstützung der Kulturstiftung der Länder, der Bayerischen Hypotheken- und Wechselbank und des Ernst-von-Siemens-Kunstfonds erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Peter Paul Rubens, Löwenjagd (Ölskizze) Rückseite: Vermählung in Procuratione (Skizze zum Medici-Zyklus), 1621 und 1622, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/B2mxq1Wx8b (Last updated on 13.11.2023)
Rubens illustrates the climax of the hunt with just a few confident brushstrokes and coloured areas. Attack, defense, and acute danger are depicted in a compact form. The streaked translucent imprimatura forms a lively ground.
Backside:
That this marriage is based on love is underlined by the sculpture in the background. It shows God the Father with his Son whom he has sacrificed to save mankind. Compared to the other sketch on this subject (inv. no. 94), God’s indicative gesture here is still relatively vague.
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