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Studies of Arms and a Man’s Face

Drawing
1616-18 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Rubens, Peter Paul (artist)
Place of origin
Antwerp (drawn)

Study of human arms, with a man’s face on the right; Drawing in black chalk, heightened with white, on paper; Studies for the 'Death of Decius Mus' at Vienna.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleStudies of Arms and a Man’s Face (published title)
Materials and techniques
Drawing in black chalk, heightened with white, on paper
Paper
Black Chalk
Drawing (Image-Making)
Heightening
Brief description
Drawing, Studies of Arms and a Man’s Face; by Peter Paul Rubens, Black chalk, heightened with white, on paper; Flemish School; c.1616-18
Physical description
Study of human arms, with a man’s face on the right; Drawing in black chalk, heightened with white, on paper; Studies for the 'Death of Decius Mus' at Vienna.
Dimensions
  • Height: 415 mm
  • Width: 311 mm
Style
Flemish School
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right, in brown ink (with the museum’s Dyce inv. no.) 516; and on verso, with two old inventory numbers, at top, in brown ink, No. 11 and No. 42.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
These are studies for the 'Death of Decius Mus' at Vienna.
Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869.
Subjects depicted
Arms (Human)
Male Face
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.
  • Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. p.44.
  • Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. II, cat. 521, pp.442-44
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.516

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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