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Peter Paul Rubens executed this study and 38 more as he prepared to decorate the ceiling of the Jesuit church in Antwerp. He presented such highly finished sketches to his patrons as proposals for major projects. This work shows a dramatically foreshortened saint gliding majestically on a cloud. The bold perspective would have furthered the illusion that the painting was a window in the ceiling of the church, offering a view to the open sky above. The man depicted here is the 12th-century martyr Albert of Louvain, patron saint of Archduke Albert, governor of the Spanish Netherlands.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 45 × 34 Cm |
| Tags | saintscherubscloudsmanmenputtisketchstudy |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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sold Basel, 1796, no....
sold Basel, 1796, no. 27, for F10. Grazio Enea Lanfranconi, Bratislava, by 1895
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Matthäus Merian d....
Matthäus Merian d. Ä., Basel, to 1650
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a Collins, an émigré, who was active both as a lawyer and art historian, was probably identical with Dr....
a Collins, an émigré, who was active both as a lawyer and art historian, was probably identical with Dr. Leo Cohn, originally of Vienna
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by descent in Merian family to 1796
by descent in Merian family to 1796
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Oliver Millar, "The Whitehall Ceiling," Burlington Magazine 98
Oliver Millar, "The Whitehall Ceiling," Burlington Magazine 98 (1956), p. 263.
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exhibition
New York, E. and A. Silberman Galleries, “An Exhibition of Paintings for the benefit of the Research Fund of Art and Archeology, ” The Spanish Institute, Inc., October 12–November 1, 1955, p. 7, cat. 17, ill. p. 29.
New York, E. and A. Silberman Galleries, “An Exhibition of Paintings for the benefit of the Research Fund of Art and Archeology,” The Spanish Institute, Inc., October 12–November 1, 1955, p. 7, cat. 17, ill. p. 29.
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see the introduction to Leo C....
see the introduction to Leo C. Collins, Hercules Seghers, Chicago, 1953]. E. and A. Silberman Galleries, New York. John J. Ireland (died 1968), Chicago, by 1955 [lent to New York 1955]
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Erik Larsen, P. P. Rubens: With a Complete Catalogue of His Works in America
Erik Larsen, P. P. Rubens: With a Complete Catalogue of His Works in America (Antwerp, 1952), no. 55, p. 217.
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Leo van Puyvelde, "L’Atelier et les Collaborateurs de Rubens," Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6th series, 35
Leo van Puyvelde, "L’Atelier et les Collaborateurs de Rubens," Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6th series, 35 (1949), p. 126.
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Jan Albert Goris and Julius S. Held, Rubens in America
Jan Albert Goris and Julius S. Held, Rubens in America (New York, 1947), cat. no. 60, pl. 59.
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Leo van Puyvelde, The Sketches of Rubens
Leo van Puyvelde, The Sketches of Rubens (London, 1947), no. 38, p. 78 [transl. of 1940 text].
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Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner, "Rubens’ Paintings in America," Art Quarterly 9
Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner, "Rubens’ Paintings in America," Art Quarterly 9 (1946), p. 160, no. 76.
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exhibition
New York, Schaeffer and Brandt, Inc., “Peter Paul Rubens, ” November 23–December 19, 1942, cat. 16.
New York, Schaeffer and Brandt, Inc., “Peter Paul Rubens,” November 23–December 19, 1942, cat. 16.
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Leo van Puyvelde, Les Esquisses de Rubens
Leo van Puyvelde, Les Esquisses de Rubens (Basel, 1940), pp. 27, 76, no. 38, pl. 38.
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sold Lempertz, Cologne, 21–23 October 1895, no....
sold Lempertz, Cologne, 21–23 October 1895, no. 174 as St. Jerome. Dr. Leo Cohn, Paris [according to Puyvelde 1940, no. 38]. Dr. Leo Charles Collins, New York [he lent the picture to Schaeffer and Brandt 1942
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Michael Jaffé, Catalogo Completo: Rubens
Michael Jaffé, Catalogo Completo: Rubens (Milan, 1989), p. 260, no. 639 (ill.).
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Anne-Marie Logan, review of Julius S. Held, The Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens: A Critical Catalogue in The Art Bulletin 63
Anne-Marie Logan, review of Julius S. Held, The Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens: A Critical Catalogue in The Art Bulletin 63 (1981), p. 514.
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Julius Held, The Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens
Julius Held, The Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens (Princeton, 1980), vol. 1, cat. 26, pp. 34, 53, 54,(ill. vol. 2, fig. 27).
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John D. Morse, Old Master Paintings in North America
John D. Morse, Old Master Paintings in North America (New York, 1979), p. 242.
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Gregory Martin, "The Ludwig Burchard Corpus," Burlington Magazine 98
Gregory Martin, "The Ludwig Burchard Corpus," Burlington Magazine 98 (1970), pp. 543–44.
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John Rupert Martin, The Ceiling Paintings of the Jesuit Church in Antwerp, Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, vol. 1
John Rupert Martin, The Ceiling Paintings of the Jesuit Church in Antwerp, Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, vol. 1 (London, 1968), p. 183, fig. 193, no. 38a.
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Calendar of the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
Calendar of the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, November/ December 1968), cover ill. and p. 3 (ill.).
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bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1968.
bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1968.
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Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report 1967–68
Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report 1967–68 (Chicago, 1968), p. 18.
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