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Study of a Nude Male Figure Tormented by a Demon

Drawing
ca. 1621 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Rubens, Peter Paul (artist)
Place of origin
Belgium (drawn)

Naked figure of a man falling backwards in pain, with a demon pulling out his tongue; A study for one of the figures in the 'Fall of the Damned', Munich; Drawing in black chalk, slightly touched with white and yellow chalks.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleStudy of a Nude Male Figure Tormented by a Demon (published title)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk, slightly touched with white and yellow chalks
Paper
Black Chalk
White Chalk
Yellow Chalk
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing 'Study of a Nude Male Figure Tormented by a Demon', by Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish School, black chalk, slightly touched with white and yellow chalks, ca. 1621.
Physical description
Naked figure of a man falling backwards in pain, with a demon pulling out his tongue; A study for one of the figures in the 'Fall of the Damned', Munich; Drawing in black chalk, slightly touched with white and yellow chalks.
Dimensions
  • Height: 268mm
  • Width: 328mm
Style
Flemish School
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in brown ink: at lower left, P. R.; at lower right, P. P. R:; and above this (with the museum’s Dyce inv. no.), 520.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Richard Cosway (1740–1821), London (L. 629), his sale, London, Stanley, 14–21 February 1822, lot 677; Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869.
Subjects depicted
Demon
Man
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. II, cat. 525, pp.448-51
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.520

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O819420/study-of-a-nude-male-drawing-rubens-peter-paul/
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