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Study for Saint John the Evangelist

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

A man facing right, with his right knee raised and his right arm extended

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleStudy for Saint John the Evangelist (published title)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk, heightened with white
Black Chalk
Paper
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing 'Study for Saint John the Evangelist', by Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish School, black chalk, 1616
Physical description
A man facing right, with his right knee raised and his right arm extended
Dimensions
  • Height: 509mm
  • Width: 277mm
Style
Flemish School
Production typeUnique
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.
Production
Study for the figure of St John in the painting of the Washing and Anointing of Chirst's Body, now in the Church of St. Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Subjects depicted
Man
John (Saint John the Evangelist)
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. 520, pp.440-42
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.519

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O819425/study-for-saint-john-the-drawing-rubens-peter-paul/
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