Peter Paul Rubens
(1577-1640)
St Christopher,
um 1612/13
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
76,8 x 67,8 cm
Displayed
AP OG -> Kabinett 8
Acquisition
1806 aus der Galerie Düsseldorf
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek
Citation
Peter Paul Rubens, Der hl. Christophorus, um 1612/13, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/ma4dqj6xrO (Last updated on 27.10.2025)
St Christopher, the ‚carrier of Christ’, was the patron saint of the Antwerp Guild of Arquebusiers. In 1611, the guild commissioned the ‘Deposition’ altarpiece for Antwerp Cathedral, for which the Munich oil sketch served as a preliminary study. The muscular figure can be traced back to an antique sculpture, namely the ‘Farnese Hercules’, which Rubens had seen in Rome.
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