Italian men and women from the countryside performing a circle dance. Engraving by S. à Bolswert, 16--, after Sir P.P. Rubens.
- Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
- Date:
- [between 1620? and 1659]
- Reference:
- 2863640i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Described in Rubens's posthumous inventory (Specification mortuaire no. 103) as "A dance of Italian countryfolk, on wood" (Rosenberg, loc. cit.). Most of the dancers are bare-footed, though some wear sandals. Music is provided by a piper seated in a tree
Publication/Creation
[Antwerp] : Gillis Hendricx excudit, [between 1620? and 1659]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 32.2 x 45.8 cm
Lettering
Pet. Paul Rubens pinxit ; S. à Bolswert sculpsit
References note
Adolf Rosenberg, P.P. Rubens: des Meisters Gemälde, 2nd ed., Stuttgart 1906, pp. 433 and 485
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2863640i
Reproduction note
After a painting in the reverse direction by Rubens in the Prado, Madrid
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores