Studies of a Roman Sarcophagus
Peter Paul Rubens · 1602/03 · Black chalk on cream laid paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Studies of a Roman Sarcophagus is a public-domain drawing by Peter Paul Rubens, dated 1602/03. Black chalk on cream laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Studies of a Roman Sarcophagus” (1602/03) comes out of Rubens’s Antwerp studio. The sketches are often his own hand. The large canvases were finished with assistants.
About the artist
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) ran a large Antwerp studio and painted altarpieces, hunts, portraits, and designs for tapestry. The sketches are often his own hand; the big canvases were finished with assistants.
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