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Saint Christopher, Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Christopher

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recto
Peter Paul RubensFinding of Moses

Related external works: reference

Giovanni Antonio de' Sacchis detto il Pordenone: Christophorus, Tür eines Schrankes für Silbergeräte. Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venedig

realisation

Peter Paul Rubens: Christophorus und der Eremit, ca. 1611-1614, Öl auf Holz, 210 x 150 cm, Außenseite des linken Flügels des Kreuzabnahme-Triptychon. Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerpen

Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Christopher, 1611 – 1612

Blatt: 290 x 169 mm

Inventory Number: 2991

Object Number: 2991V Z

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Saint Christopher

Draughtsman

Peter Paul Rubens

Recto: Finding of Moses

Period Produced

17th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

Flemish

Production Reason

Captions Added Later: Oben rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark: Kreissegment [Fragment]

Work Catalogues: Burchard/d'Hulst 1963.76.44

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Motifs and References

Iconclass

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11H(CHRISTOPHER)9the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ - portrait of male saint
11H(CHRISTOPHER)51St. Christopher, with the infant Christ on his shoulders, wading through the water and carrying his staff (palm-tree); sometimes a hermit stands on the further bank beside a chapel, a lantern in his hand

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24.04.2025