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The Conversion of Saint Paul

Drawing
Early 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Pieter Coecke Van Aelst (artist)
Place of origin
Antwerp (drawn)

Pen and brownish-grey ink drawing, with brown wash, heightened with white on paper


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Conversion of Saint Paul (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brownish-grey ink, with brown wash, heightened with white on paper
Pen
Ink
Wash
Opaque White
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, 'The Conversion of Saint Paul', by Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish School, pen and ink, early 16th century
Physical description
Pen and brownish-grey ink drawing, with brown wash, heightened with white on paper
Dimensions
  • Height: 252 mm
  • Width: 518 mm
Style
Flemish School
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right, in brown ink (with the museum’s Dyce inv. no.), 190.
Gallery label
Like many artists from the Netherlands, Coecke travelled in Italy. His design for a tapestry series depicting the Life of Saint Paul uses a medieval modelof presenting multiple scenes in one composition. It shows the influence of Italian artists such as Raphael in the frieze-like composition and the bold poses of the figures.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869.
Bibliographic references
  • Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. II, Cat. 463, illus. p.383.
  • p.139 Elizabeth Cleland ; with Maryan W. Ainsworth, Stijn Alsteens, Nadine M. Orenstein ; contributions by Iain Buchanan, Guy Delmarcel, Nello Forti Grazzini, Concha Herrero Carretero, Lorraine Karafel, Sarah W. Mallory, Lucia Meoni, Cecilia Paredes, Katja Schmitz-von Ledebur. Grand design : Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance tapestry. New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2014]. ISBN: 9780300208054.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.190

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
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