Putti Testing a Man's Perception of Depth

c. 1613

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Artist, Flemish, 1577 - 1640

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white, on laid paper; indented with a stylus and chalked for transfer on the verso

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.7 x 14.6 cm (3 13/16 x 5 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1982.104.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Wallraf [c. 1897-1981]; (sold by his estate, Christie's, Amsterdam, 22 November 1982, no. 140); acquired by National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 8.

Bibliography

1978

  • Judson/Van de Velde 1978, 13a (as "whereabouts unknown ... ").

1982

  • Christie's, Amsterdam: 11/22/82, 36.

Watermarks

Two-headed eagle w/ emblem of Basel, a shield? below

Wikidata ID

Q64632553

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